Summary: A young visitor looks at Monarch, the last California grizzly bear, on display at the Academy of Sciences in S.F. in 2011. In 1856, San Franciscans who paid a quarter to venture into a large basement room found themselves a few feet away from half a dozen grizzly bears. Two of these ferocious beasts were in the middle of the room, secured with 5-foot logging chains bolted to the floor. Several younger grizzlies, along with some black bears and a cinnamon, were chained off to the side.
