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Show THE POLAR BEAR. A Rank Inward Sin tlraagkl raw a Psea Wllk SI .a. Th chsiiicter of the polar bear is a curious mixture of cowardice and daring, dar-ing, for It w ill fly at the tight of man, hut will often come close up to th huts and sometimes even try to enter them, says lmdon Field. When met with In th- water bears are killed with harpoons. On receiving the flrat wound the animal utters loud roara, seizes the weapon with Its teeth, pull It out of the Injured part unit hurl It far awny. Unmet lines, but tiy no means Invariably. It will turn upon Its assailant. assail-ant. Qub kly It recelvea another spear, or bird artow, from a seiond kayak man, ngalnst whom It turns after treating his weapon In the same manner man-ner and sometimes breaking It. and In this wsy th struggle It continued until the bear Is overcome. The most Important precautionary rule which the hunters hnve to observe It, when during the (phf the animal has dived, to keep a sharp lookout down Into the water In order thnt It may not come up unawares rlKbt under a kayak. Its white gleam can always be seen when It nppronches the surface, and there la time to get away If It be coming too near. When a bear Is encountered In the water or amid somewhat scattered scat-tered Ice Its rapture Is considered a certainty, for, although an excellent swimmer, It cannot get away ftom a kayak. In the northern colonies, where they are seldom seen, the Ureenlnnders appeur to be afraid of them, but auch la fur from being the case in the Jiillunshaab district, w here. In the water, nt any rato, they are considered con-sidered as much lens dutiKeroua than tho walrus or the hooded seal. The food of bears consist mainly of seals, which, however, they cannot selte la the water, but only when lying on the shore or on Ice, tint as the seal, when In such positions, Is extremely watchful watch-ful and wary, the stalk la often fruitless, fruit-less, nnd the bear Is obliged more frequently fre-quently than suits It to depart with an empty stomach. Carrion they take at nny time. In summer they rob birds' nests of vkka nnd young ones, nnd appear ap-pear to be partial also to berries. |