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Show Riddle oi Ring Around Neck of Bear Is Solved HEMLOCK, WASH. Fre-quentlj Fre-quentlj a black bear witb a white ring around its neck had appeared in tbis area. Some thought it was a tame bear with a gray collar of some kind. Others Oth-ers said it was a freak and actually actu-ally had a white ring of fur around its neck. ' - Joe Szydlo solved the riddle when he shot the bear. The white ring was paint. It is believed be-lieved that the bear, in its raids on garbage and other pails, had got his head into a paint bucket, probably tipping it over on his head. The bear could wipe the paint off its face with its paws, but must not have been able to wasb his neck. |