es his lair, and upon the berries of which he
partially subsists. He lives much by the banks of streams, hunting
among the willows, or wanders along the steep and rugged bluffs, where
scrubby pine and dwarf cedar (_Juniperus prostrata_), with its rooting
branches, forms an almost impenetrable underwood. In short, the grizzly
bear of America is to be met with in situations very similar to those
which are the favourite haunts of the African lion, which, after all, is
not so much the king of the forest, as of the mountain and the open
plain.

The grizzly bear is omnivorous. Fish, flesh, and fowl are eaten by him
apparently with equal relish. He devours frogs, lizards, and other
reptiles.

He is fond of the larvae of insects; these are often found in large
quantities adhering to the under sides of decayed logs. To get at them,
the grizzly bear will roll over logs of such size and weight, as would
try the strength of a yoke of oxen.

He can "root" like a hog, and will often plough up acres of prairie in
search of the wapatoo and Indian turnip. Like the black bear, he is
fond of sweets; and the wild-berries, consisting of many species of
currant, gooseberry, and service berry, are greedily gathered into his
capacious maw.

He is too slow of foot to overtake either buffalo, elk, or deer, though
he sometimes comes upon these creatures unawares; and he will drag the
largest buffalo to the earth, if he can only get his claws upon it.

Not unfrequently he robs the panther of his repast, and will drive a
whole pack of wolves from the carrion they have just succeeded in
killing.

Several attempts have been made to raise the young grizzlies, but these
have all been abortive, the animals proving anything but agreeable pets.
As soon as grown to a considerable size, their natural ferocity
displays itself, and their dangerous qualities usually lead to the
necessity for their destruction.

For a long time the great polar bear has been the most celebrated animal
of his kind; and most of the bear-adventures have related to him. Many
a wondrous tale of his prowess and ferocity has been told by the whaler
and arctic voyager, in which this creature figures as the hero. His
fame, however, is likely to be eclipsed by his hitherto less-known
congener--the grizzly. The golden lure which has drawn half the world
to California, has also been the means of bringing this fierce animal
more into notice; for the mountain-valleys of the