Bears as Predators ~

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(07-23-2016, 09:32 PM)Polar Wrote: I am a bit confused as to what the accounts mean by "General". Do they mean the bear's name or the fight coordinator (a human)?

From post #129... Preparations for the first fights held in Sacramento in the summer of 1851 were noted by the German traveler Carl Meyer ( 1938 ): "A long grandstand was built at the mile-long race track in Brighton, six miles from the city. The entrance price was $2.50 and enormous placards on every street corner announced for weeks ahead the glorious fight between the American gray bear 'General Scott' and the Mexican bull 'Sant Anna.' " The bear was valued at $1,500. 
 
*Note: in Old Mexico, the bull-and-bear fights were purely for the traditional entertainment of the people. In Old California ( with many white settlers ) the exhibitions were mainly for profit. 
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