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The German Arctic expedition of 1869-70, and narrative of the wreck of the "Hansa" in the ice

Note 78 — Chapter XII · HUNTING AND ANIMAL LIFE IN EAST GREENLAND.[75]

Lewis Page Mercier translation

It will be interesting to notice that the bear killed on the 7th of July, after having a ball ¹⁄₁₆ lb. through both lungs and the thickest part of the heart, ran forward with powerful leaps for at least sixty yards before it fell dead.

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