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The claws of the animal are small and weak; and its profile forms almost a straight line, thus essentially differing from the ursus arctos. It is also a much smaller animal rarely attaining to more than half the size of the latter species, and scarce bigger than the ursus malayanus, to which it bears a far greater resemblance.

From the man's description of it Alexis easily recognised the ursus malayanus the species they had killed being the ursus euryspilus. Indeed, had there been any doubt about this matter, it would have been set at rest, by what our travellers saw in the streets of Sambos.

I need not say how the regret of the young hunter was increased, when he approached the tree, and looking up, saw what the animal really was a bear, and that bear the true ursus malayanus!

Our heroes now, having accomplished their mission to Borneo, were about to cross over to the island of Sumatra; in which as well as in Java, or upon the mainland of Malacca they would find the other sun-bear, known as the ursus malayanus; but previous to their departure from Sambos, they obtained information that led them to believe that this species also inhabited the island of Borneo.

The long shaggy hair, hanging loosely, presents an appearance altogether different from the uniform brush-like surface, which characterises the coats of ursus malayanus, euryspilus, americanus, ornatus, and frugilegus.