A young grizzly bear by name Little Cyclone had proved its strength and grit. Little Cyclone did not cow down nor let the bigger bears to dominate it. Little Cyclone is from Alaska. It earned this name after it showed its vigour of resistance to illtreatment.
One day when Little Cyclone’s mother was fired at a timbered hillside facing Chilkat River, he and his brother ran to the spot and cuddled her thinking that she was asleep the whole night. The next day, before dawn the two brothers were seized by humans.
One of them escaped from the human hand by making a terrible and forceful fight and stayed in Chilkoot. The other failed in its endeavour and was captured and seized. Then it was collared, chained in the rear of the saloon in Porcupine city. To tame the grizzly cub they used a long pole and violently prodded to see if it defended. Very soon Little Cyclone was rescued by die zoological society’s field agent who took him to New York.
In New York at the Bears’ Nursery, which is a big yard, it had a shade tree, a tree to climb, a swimming pool, three sleeping dens and a rock cliff where usually six to eight cubs were accommodated. Naturally it is a good test of courage and temper to turn a new bear into that roystering crowd.
A newcomer generally in a nursery takes time to adapt but grizzlies are different. Especially Little Cyclone’s behaviour was very different. When he was let out from the travelling box, he stalked and occupied the centre stage with an air and manner which pronounced thus: “I’m a grizzly from Alaska, and I’ve come to stay.” His mannerism also stated that if you dare to protest come for a fight.
Little Czar, a very saucy but good. natured European brown bear cub gave a blow at Little Cyclone’s left ear. Quick as a flash, Cyclone’s right paw struck Czar and caught the side of the head. Amazed and confounded Czar fled. Next came a black bear cub twice the size of Cyclone but he received a fierce blow that he immediately left the field and ran to the top of the cliff.
There were lots of attack at Cyclone one after the other but in less than an hour every bear in the Nursery understood that Little Cyclone, the queer looking gray fellow with broad head and short nose could strike quick and hard and finish them off in less than three seconds. From that time, Cyclone’s position was assured.
