It is below the towering crags of Castle Crest that our bears romp and play. These bears are the largest animals in our park, and many are tame. Among the many roaming in the park there are three black mothers. Charity has three cubs, and the others have one or two. In so far as these mothers must supply their babies with milk, they eat almost continually at the Park Headquarters food waste pit, the bear feeding grounds. Each of the bears coming to feed has its own individuality. Charity is by far the tamest. She will make friends with anyone, allow her babies to romp over the person of any visitor, and climb without hesitation into any standing automobile. This rather slight individual is boss of the bears. All flee before her. Feeding three is a big job - she must have her food.

The other bears, subjected to the terrible onslaughts of Charity, the mother of three, are not so tame and are restless. They will approach one, ask for a tidbit, but their babies generally remaining in the trees. The slightest rustle of feet causes these individuals to race for the woods, leaving their babies behind. The youngsters seem safe in the trees. The mothers soon return, call their offspring down and the family shuffles off, to return when more favorable feeding conditions prevail.

Visit the bears, enjoy them, and remember the bears will be courteous to you only if you are courteous to them.