Little Cyclone is a grizzly cub from Alaska, who earned his name by the vigour of his resistance to ill-treatment. When his mother was fired, he and his brother ran away as fast as they could. Later they crept, where they had last seen their mother. They thought that she was asleep so they cuddled up close against her warm body and slept peacefully until morning. The two orphans were awakened by the rough grasp of human hands They made a fierce fight to save themselves from these captors. His brother escaped but Little Cyclone was seized and bound by ropes. He was saved by the Zoological Society’s field agent and placed in a comfortable box and shipped to New York.

Little Cyclone was a curious and amusing roguish looking cub. It had fluffy hair, two big black eyes, which sparkled like jet beads and short fat nose. But his claws were strong and dangerous and he had a true grizzly spirit. The Bears’ Nursery at the New York Zoological Park was a big yard with a shade tree to climb, a swimming pool, three sleeping dens and a rock cliff. Six to eight cubs can be accommodated into that Nursery.

Usually, a newcomer would be scared and timid on the first day. But grizzlies are different. They are born full of courage and devoid of all sense of fear. He walked stiffly with pride and found himself free in the Nursery.

When Little Czar, a European brown bear, aimed a sample blow at Cyclone’s left ear, Cyclone quickly struck him on the side of his head. Amazed and confused, the Little Czar fled away. Next, a black bear cub was struck by Cyclone. So every bear in the nursery understood that Cyclone could fight any other bear on three seconds notice. From that time, he was treated with respect. But he was a fine spirited, dignified little grizzly and never attacked anyone.