The black bear lives only on vegetables and honey.

Of these, the one I judged to be the female seemed much irritated, uttering deep growls, and furiously gnashing her teeth.

As I knew something of these animals, having met with them on the Alps, I remembered having heard that a sharp whistling terrifies and checks them.

I therefore whistled as long and loudly as I could, and immediately saw the female retire backwards into the cave, while the male, raising himself on his hind legs, stood quite still, with his paws closed.

My two elder sons fired into his breast: he fell down, but being only wounded, turned furiously on us.