Picture No | 10184607 |
Date | 1790 |
Description | POLAR BEAR (BEWICK) |
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Ursus albus : Bewick reports that they can be up to 13 feet (4m) long. It seems to like cold climates - 'these inhospitable regions seem adapted to its sullen nature'.
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Source | Wood engraving by Thomas Bewick in his General History of Quadrupeds |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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