Lake Braddock Secondary School - Lair Yearbook (Burke, VA)

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All You Ever Haven’t Had Wanted To Know About Bru A Chance To Ask ins But I Some bears seem cumbersome and slow, but the Bruin bear is capable of amazing speed. For short distances he can travel at nearly thirty miles per hour. The average weight of a large male Bruin is three hundred pounds. He may be nearly three feet high at the shoulders wben he is on all fours. When he stands up on hind legs he may be well over six feet tall! This magnificent animal easily adapts itself to variations in climate topp- graphy and food conditions. Bears may often seem inspired by mischievousness, but they also have bad tempers, for a Bruin will fly into a great rage when his desires are thwarted. He will work himself into a frenzy when a locked cabin, box or can keeps him from food. His mood can change from one of playfulness to one of irrational, hot anger without warning. A Bruin will become ferocious when food is of¬ fered and then withheld, or when defending her young. The North American black bear, or Bruin, is more powerful than any animal of equal size. This power enables him to crush the skull of a deer with a single blow or drag a 300 pound logalong with him after he has become entangled in a trap. The stomach of one bear was opened to display two quarts of yellow jackets. He had swallowed them whole! Mmmm, good!’’ Bears love honey. They will raid wild bee trees or farmer’s bee hives. They have even climbed telegraph poles and torn wires down because they mis¬ took the hum” for the droning of bees. During the spring, summer and fall the bears of northern latitudes have no fixed homes and roam widely throughout their area. In winter, however, they retire into their lairs and spend most of their time in deep sleep. Frequently, they are partially enclosed by a wall of ice formed by the moisture of their breath. This deep sleep is not recognized as hibernatioh beqause body tem¬ perature, pulse rate, and,other physiological changes do not come to a com¬ plete stand-still as in true hibernation. . The following pages take us into the habitat of the Lake Braddock Bruins.” 188 student life

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190 student life Debbie Moyer... ‘‘Oh, Mr. Shoun, please, don’t put that picture in the book.