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BLACK BEAR

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Originally appearing in Volume V11, Page 348 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BLACK See also:BEAR  .—See also:SiZe 6X3 ft . See also:Fine dark See also:brown underwool with See also:bright See also:black and flowing See also:top See also:hair 4 in. See also:long . Cubs are nearly as long in the hair although only about See also:half the size and not only softer and better, but have the See also:advantage of being very much lighter in pelt . Widely distributed in See also:North See also:America, the best come from See also:Canada, are costly and are used for military caps, boas, muffs, trimmings, See also:carriage rugs and coachmen's capes, and the See also:fur wears exceedingly well . Value 17s . 6d. to 86s . Those from See also:East See also:India and warm climates are harsh, poor and only See also:fit for See also:floor rugs .

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