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Show BLACK BRUIN "fl HAS QUITE A V ! TICKLISH TASTE Tho bklck bear of the United Statos lias a palate that Is as ticklish as your jH Pie likes nice things to cat and if you will take notice of him at his din-ner din-ner you will observe that he enjoys H them. H He loves honoy and he will dig out a wild bees' nest oven at tho risk of a H terribly swollen head, and eyelids H stung so many times that ho is blind IH for days. He loves pork and he dotes jHQQ on berries. If none of theso are avail- f able, Mr. Black Bruin1 will search out a stream and fish. If, finally, he can't find fish, he will eat anything, even dead things. The black bear sleeps most of the :j $ winter and, curiously, if he is a healthy t fellow, he will wake up in tho spring ! 1 with most of the fat he put on in the 1 h luxurious fall. For a week or 10 days ho ambles about lazily and eats exclu- -' slvely of the juicy spring grass. Then ; ')! something happens; ho becomes rav- '&lm enously hungry and about that time the sheep folds, hog pens, game In general V and even cattle had better get out of his way. His appetite is enormous k and, curiously again, ho loses flesh for i a while. The black bear Is playful and timid. ' ..J Two bears will havo a bully afternoon together. When he is alone, tho bear will nevertheless enjoy mmself migia- . ily, rolling on his back, sparring with twigs and dodging them as they fly ; ; back at him, chasing butterflies, danc- i ing on his hind legs and otherwise ; t taking life pleasantly. Black bear has been hunted as per- , : 1 J sistently In tho United States as deer. Nevertheless he still inhabits every ' section of the country. ' ) When he has to fight, the black bear , is courageous. He will battle an army of dogs.' He won't attack a man, but when cornered he will swipe at him I with his powerful closed paw, a,nd it I the man is close enough, he will tak I a bite at him. Black bear weighs from I 250 to 350 pounds. |