The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-08
FRIENDLY GRIZZLY BEARS.
They DO Not Live IN To Their scien-
tlfc Name.

From the New York sun.
Most companionahle OF all the beasts
are the grizzly bears They will come
shembl,ng TO the from, at a call and sit
there blinking with solemn good nature
or poke their big noses between che bars
as 4 suggestion that II YOU have anything
good 10 ent IN your pockets they would
he glad to pass Judgment upon II. Pro
hib,,ive signs an over the place warn
persons against feeding che animals or
throwing anything whatsoever into the
cages bun the crowd around the bear pit
Yesterday made an exception in favor Of
reanuts So did the hears. All Of them
lined M along the front OF che pit ana
,vagred their noses so suggestlNely that
r,ary a peanut. originally designed for
the delectation Of The buyer, found iiH
u,av 20 the big fellows 90 be promptly
and apprccIafively crunched up ana swat
lowed. shell and all. one small boy OF D
wears or Whereabouts became 50 interest
ed in contributing that before he knew
l. his paper bag was empty and ne WIS
led away bowling. ,.,-
an an his clumsy paw and transfer 10 his
mouth SO small an object % peanut is
e,,raord,narv. Some 81 the spectators
,,tca the experiment Of Smelling the nuts
,ra tossing in only she edible kernel IN
.hta case The nearest bear would run out
NC red tongue. lick up the dainty ana
,o,,e out his nose for more. The only
,,,a,,he, Of the Rruin family that Jared
noorly Yesterday was the little yeariing
Every time a peanut was thrown fo"nru
hin, one OF tho big bears who stood neNl
80 him would growl out iha' n"'
sood for a small hear" or words 10 that
-, ,,d ,vonid aohbie Il himself Fin
auv a pennut was thrown almost uhner
h,r, and he promptly sat down on = by
-. ~ roncoalment until fnvofahle on
roy9,riiv Of snatching II up should oc-
a. n, vain The predatory nelghhor
,.,,e over and rrowied. In reply the NJ
~ ,ei,ovy v4ntured 10 growi bit him
..ts tn, next instant he went whirling
"a over heels from che force OF whack
~ ,bs side % the head. The bigger pear
ate the ueanut. while the Htue ieii""
whimpercd IN q corner
In watching the grizziiies u Is ho,d 20
-.,i,,. ma their scientific name. trsus
,..s,it,,ls - well deserved and that they
- me rYost savage and dangerous spe-
~. ~ animal on this continent for they
t,ot, ara act like biz clumsy. plnNtnl
- Among themselves they never
a,,,r,el Enough thcy nre continually play
ing tricks on one another. They never
80 ,estlessiv up and down me length
- ,se MI as do the savage and unhappy
,'oi,ea Either they are sleeping IN the
mn sprawied In attitudes that Tor I'M
,,r.ref,,inees md enc apparent utter re-
tex,tton % entire comfort couldn't o.
s,naled hv any other animal; or they ore
havinr or wrestling or playing game
~ ,heir own invention with the hig' round
~. in the swimming poo. - noon yes
terlav keeper went into their cage 70
s.,een n out. Naturally the crowd waf
800 Interested when he came 40 unlock
- door md looked 20 see him provide
si,,seif with p club or iron ROD or some
- means OF protection should tho
,.,,s,. attack him The only thing he car
- a. with him. however. woE his
h,oou Al fhc bears were lined up 90 ihe
s,,,t bars bus when he entered they po-
ff,oiy wnaied away. leaving the coast
scar. an except the h1ie bear who came
,,o,,nd and rubbed against him and want
"A ~ re- friendly The keeper paid not
Inc slightest attention 20 any % the an-
,,,.ts not even taking the precaufion %
lsenir, his eve on them. nor dhd they
.aom much. n any more interested m
~, Thcv accepted him as n matter ~
~.,,,ae once when ne went over 20 DIP
80 ,room IN fhe water one % the two
.,.siur-sixsd grizzlies who are the i've
t,.st ara most playful Of iac iot amhlei
,s,,.rd him The mon hirfed shower Of
sr.na from che wet broom ihio Bruins
fare ard that animal promptly mace a