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To: epicure who wrote (23100)	7/6/2006 9:42:40 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541453

Actually, you are right... The stock market connection Spanish caballeros roped grizzlies, dragging them into doomed public battles with wild bulls. This popular spectator sport inspired betting as to whether the bear or the bull would win. This gave the modern stock market its “bear” and “bull” nicknames -- the bear swipes downward while the bull hooks upward. valleycenterhistory.org one on one, the bear always won. 2 on one, still winning. Eventually, they had to start tieing the bears down. Big Bears. Very big bears Valley Center was the site of the capture of the largest California Grizzly Bear in history. In 1866, a grizzly weighing 2,200 pounds was killed in the area. ========= The California Grizzly The California Grizzly Bear, the largest and most powerful of the bears, thrived in the state for centuries. Some grew to a formidable height of 8 feet and weighed 2,000 pounds, according to a history of California written in 1898. When European immigrants arrived in the state, it was estimated that 10,000 grizzlies inhabited most regions of California. As humans began to populate the state, the grizzly stood its ground, refusing to retreat in the face of advancing civilization. ====