This is the image displayed on page 215 in Sawdust and Spangles by William Cameron Coup. The caption for this image is A BEAR LOOSE IN FIFTH AVENUE.
Date 2012-02-16. Printed in 1901 edition.
Source Extracted from images at http://www.archive.org/details/sawdustspangless00coupiala
Author Gustave Verbeek (1867–1937)
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The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological niche, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice and open water, and for hunting seals, which make up most of its diet.