Bears

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Photograph of a group of men going on a bear hunt in Keonjhar, Orissa, India in the late 19th or early 20th century.

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Photograph of an Indian man standing on a path at a farm with a bear sitting next to him on a rope lead with a small monkey on its back in the early 20th century.

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Box 1 contains the following groups of negatives, as they were found in their original boxes - King Penguins, Monkeys, Bears, and Chimpanzee 'Bobo'.

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Photograph of a group of Khond men who act as beaters on a bear hunt in [Orissa, India] in the early 20th century.

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Proverb which reads 'Bh[e]ireadh e òrrais air mhath ghamhain' [His conduct would make a bear squeamish] and noted as being from An t-Eilean Sgitheanach/Isle of Skye.

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Photograph of the Raja of Talcher's pet bear standing on its hind legs being held by an Indian man next to a Western woman in the early 20th century.

Scope and Contents Three copies of "Zoo Tales, second series, grade C", by Thomas Gillespie. Published by Oliver and Boyd Ltd. and illustrated by William Walls, R.S.A.The text in all copies is the same, however the colour of the cover and publication date is different. The publication with an illustration of a wolf howling at the moon was published 1934. The green and red version was published in 1946. The tan and red copy was published in 1948. Topics covered in these publications...

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"Zoo Tales, third series", by Thomas Gillespie. Published by Oliver and Boyd's with illustrations by William Walls R.S.A.

Intended as a children's information book about the animals at Edinburgh Zoo, this series contains chapters on the following animals; polar bears; crocodiles; mice and rats; deer; birds; camels; chimpanzees.