Ursus arctos californicus Merriam 1896

Description: English: in 1904, Monarch and Montana - two captive California grizzly bears had twin cubs; however, the cubs weighed "only 14 ounces" (possibly because they were premature), One cub was crushed when it was a day old; the other was injured after several days, and died after three days of veterinary care. It was subsequently taxidermied. Date: 7 June 1904. Source: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1904-06-07/ed-1/seq-2/. Author: UnknownUnknown author.

Description: English: A stylised illustration “THE BULL CHARGED FURIOUSLY” seemingly by HM Stoops. One of two illustrations for the story “THE SPORT OF ROPING GRIZZLES IN CALIFORNIA’S EARLY DAYS” on page 14 of the newspaper The San Francisco Call published on January 15, 1911. Date: 15 January 1915. Source: The San Francisco call., January 15, 1911, Page 14, Image 14 accessed via the Library of Congress https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1911-01-15/ed-1/seq-14/. Author: HM Stoops? (the name signed to 2 of the 6 illustrations on the page of the newspaper—they all seem to be from the same hand, despite this particular image is unsigned).

Description: English: Ursus arctos californicus, Santa Barbara, Natural History Museum, 2019.11.24 (26). Date: 24 November 2019, 12:36:32. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/vahemart/49185352476/. Author: Vahe Martirosyan.