The Australian Native Bear is a dear little harmless fellow, and is
easily tamed. He lives in the gum trees, feeds upon gum leaves, and
loves his mother who carries him on her back and is very fond of him.
He has a thick fluffy coat, big bushy ears, and no tail. He cries
like a child if he misses his mother. The cry very pathetically if
they are wounded, which they frequently are in the bush, by cruel
wicked boys and men who think it is sport to shoot at the poor
harmless creatures.
[Illustration: Bower Bird.]