The Black Bear

The author recounts rescuing and raising an orphaned black bear cub, narrating field encounters, travel hardships, and the cub's training and behavior, accompanied by photographs. The narrative is followed by a systematic natural-history treatment covering distribution, classification, physical descriptions and track comparisons, and detailed accounts of feeding, denning, and seasonal habits. Personal observation and practical notes on human-bear interactions and captive care are integrated with scientific descriptions to provide both an intimate portrait of individual life and a broader guide to the species' characteristics.