flippers, he scoops away all the snow from the seal hole leading up through the ice into the igloo, and afterward allows the young one to flounder about in the water. When the old seal comes up, the bear draws the young one slily on toward him, till the anxious mother gets within reach, when he seizes her with his other paw.
The natives tell many most interesting anecdotes of the bear, showing that they are accustomed to watch his movements
BEAR KILLING WALRUS.
closely. He has a very ingenious way of killing the walrus, which is represented in the accompanying engraving.
In August, every fine day, the walrus makes its way to the shore, draws his huge body up on the rocks, and basks in the sun. If this happen near the base of a cliff, the ever-watchful bear takes advantage of the circumstance to attack this formidable game in this way: The bear mounts the cliff, and
