Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1918 — Only Black Spot About the Polar Bear Is Tip of Nose [ARTICLE]

Only Black Spot About the Polar Bear Is Tip of Nose

It has been pointed out that were a polar bear of a darker color, It would have no chance at all to stalk Its prey, especially seals. The only black spot about It is the tip of its nose, writes Edwin Tarrisse. Sailors who first landed on the unexplored Arctic shores stated that the bears used to take them for seals and begin to stalk them at a considerable distance, lying down flat on their bellies and wriggling along in that position until they came to an ice hummock, when they would' get up, peer over to see whether the “seals” were alarmed, and wriggle on again. The sailors said that they could always see the black nose when the bear got near, but vowed that the animal put its paw over its muzzle to hide it.