Bears

Abstract

INTRODUCTION 1 ONE Tracking the Paths of Bears 9 TWO Transformations 19 THREE The Mystery of the Cave Bear 37 FOUR False Steps 49 F IVE Exotic Discoveries 63 SIX The Bear’s Personality 77 SEVEN Sounds, Senses, Signals 91 EIGHT Bears as Pets 103 NINE An Observer in Eastern Siberia 117 TEN Face to Face 125 ELEVEN Hunters and Hunted 141 TWELVE The Inuit and Polar Bears 161 THIRTEEN Closer Than Close 171 FOURTEEN Bears on Show 183 F IFTEEN Bear Substitutes 211 SIXTEEN “Bearanoia” 221