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the Bear, as well as of mot other animals, there are everal varieties, which in general are well known; the one here repreented, we have reaon to uppoe, was never before drawn, or decribed; our reearches having not yet met with any account of the Yellow Bear.

The Yellow Bear from Carolina (as the American Bears in general are) is rather maller than the European Bears; it has alo a more pleaant and agreeable countenance; is perfectly tame and ociable; the colour a lively bright orange, of a reddih cat. The hair thick, long, and ilky. Its other properties are the ame as to the pecies in general. This drawing was made from the animal which is now in the Tower at London.

Of Bears in general we may oberve, they are inhabitants of the colder parts of Europe, Aia and America; and for the mot part are not carnivorous, but feed on fruits, roots, berries, and vegetables; fih alo form a coniderable part of their food, in catching which they practie great dexterity. Of potatoes they are partially fond, and when once they dicover them, it is with difficulty they are kept from having the greatet hare. The paw of a Bear is as well calculated for rooting up the ground, as the nout of a hog. Are fond of peas, which they gather and beat out of the huks on ome hard place, and carry off the traw; but tread down and detroy more than they conume.

In winter they are hunted for the fleh as well as the kins, which make a coniderable article in the fur trade. Among 500 Bears killed one winter near James's River in Virginia, there occurred but two females; this being the eaon for their breeding, nature dictates the mot guarded ecluion, let the young ones hould be devoured by the males; of thee two neither was with young.

Bears, notwithtanding their clumy appearance, are very nimble creatures, and will climb the highet trees with urpriing agility, and, if wounded, will decend with great fury and reentment to attack the aggreor, who, without armed aitance, has a bad chance for afety. In defending themelves they trike with the fore feet like a cat, and eldom or ever ue their mouths, but eizing the aailant with their paws, and preing him againt their breat, almot intantly queeze him to death.

Bears, after feeding on autumn’s plenty, are very nice eating; the fat is particularly mild, and more may be eaten of it, without offence to the tomach, than of any other fat.