Catamounts, sea bears, and camels

[Neal Whitman]

As well as a fearsome creature in one of my sons' favorite episodes of Sponge Bob.

Neal

On Nov 12, 2013, at 5:36 PM, Dave Hause <dwhause at CABLEMO.NET> wrote:

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> Because it is Ursus maritimus?
> Dave Hause, dwhause at cablemo.net
> Waynesville, MO
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> From: "Joel S. Berson" <Berson at ATT.NET>
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> I suppose "sea bear" is Alice Morse Earle's term for "polar bear".
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> Joel
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