Now was it not really clever of that man to find all that out about the camel, without ever seeing the camel before? But, as you understand, he knew all about the habits of different animals; and so he knew what camels and bees and ants always do.
CHAPTER XIII
Bears
Bears are such funny animals, at least some kinds of bears, that you may like to know all about them.
Bears are found in many countries, and in some countries there are several kinds of bears.
But you must remember this: hardly any bear lives in the tropics; that means countries where the sun is almost overhead all the months of the year, so that it is very hot all the time.
But why does not the bear usually live there? Can you guess?
Because the bear is a very hairy animal; and his hair is just like a thick coat, so that he cannot live where it is very hot all the time.