bear-cub

He is a wild-looking official, reminding one by his bronzed features and general appearance of some trusty Indian scout, as he holds his gun in an attitude of suspicion and menace, while a bear-cub opens a capacious mouth at his feet.

In and Around Berlin Minerva Brace Norton

But this was not the first bear-cub that Roxie had seen, and her temper was up as well as the bear's.

St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 Various

One cried, "I have killed two deer," and another, "I took a wild cat among the crags," and another shouted, "I have dragged a wild goat by its horns," and another carried under each arm a bear-cub.

Young Folks Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) Various

Beside the pail she had left brim-full of berries, sat a bear-cub, scooping out the treasure with his paw, and greedily devouring it, apparently quite delighted that some one had saved him the trouble of gathering his favorite berries for himself.

St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 Various

A young coati-mundi cannot sit man-fashion like a bear-cub, nor is he as fuzzy as a kitten or as helpless as a puppy, but he has ways of winning to the human heart, past all obstacles.

Edge of the Jungle William Beebe 1919

The chances are the young lady will take to housework like a bear-cub to a syrup keg, and old Marthy will potter around with her flowers and be perfectly happy with the two of them.

The Ranch at the Wolverine 1914

That noon we crossed a river, hurrying down through the flat plain, and in its current came the body of a drowned bear-cub, an alien from the high country.

The Mountains Stewart Edward White 1909

That noon we crossed a river, hurrying down through the flat plain, and in its current came the body of a drowned bear-cub, an alien from the high country.

The Mountains 1904

June 29th, one of the Jarvis bear-cub skins was destroyed by the dogs, except a dried-up paw, which he threw out yesterday.

The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake Ernest Thompson Seton 1903

A neighbor's boy often came to the farmhouse to romp and wrestle with the bear-cub.

Black Bruin The Biography of a Bear Clarence Hawkes 1901