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Barren Ground(s) bear
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a species of grizzly bear, Ursus richardsoni, native to the Barren Grounds.
Quotations
1829
The Indians dread the Barren-Ground bear. . . .
1896
The head of this so-called Barren Ground bear looks somewhat like that of an Eskimo dog, very broad in the forehead, with square, long muzzle, and ears set on quite like a dog's.
1908
I . . . saw . . . one enormous and two young Barren Ground bears coming direct for our camp.