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To find his cousin with the "goggle eyes," they would have to journey onward and upward; and adopting for their motto the spirit-stirring symbol "Excelsior!" they proceeded to climb the stupendous Cordilleras of the Andes. In one of the higher valleys, known among Peruvians as the "Sierra," they obtained a specimen of the "Hucumari."
From the information given by this intelligent trader, Alexis was enabled to determine several facts about the bears of South America, that had hitherto been doubtful. The former kind is known throughout the Peruvian countries as the "Hucumari," and although it inhabits the Cordilleras, it does not ascend to the very cold elevations known as the "paramos" and "puna."
Both of these species are black bears, and termed "oso negro" by the Spanish-Americans; but the Hucumari is distinguished by a white list under the throat, a white breast, a muzzle of a greyish buff colour, and the crescent-like eye markings already mentioned. It is also of a gentler disposition than its congener, smaller in size, and never preys upon other animals.
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