Bears as Predators ~

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After the animals had been brought into the arena, a hind leg of the grizzly would be attached by a "leather cord" ( Carter, 1929 ), about twenty yards in length, to a forefoot of the bull; this kept the antagonists close together and also discouraged the bear from climbing the barrier and rampaging among the crowd. Then the handlers withdrew, and, as was observed by Robinson ( 1846 ), the two creatures remained sole occupants of the square. 
( in my own words )... in all of my books covering this subject, this is the only reference I have found of the bull and bear being tethered to each other. In all other references, the bear alone is tethered to a post while the bull is let loose upon the bear untethered. Reply