The Refuge Tree. When a mother black bear leads her cubs away from a den, her usual destination is a big tree where the cubs can take refuge from danger. Around Ely, that tree is typically a white pine over 21 inches in diameter.
caste. 1. (noun) A stratified system of categorization based on a status conferred at birth (ascribed status) due to an personâs descent in which individuals do not have mobility due to custom or law. Example: JÄti in India. 2. (noun) A group and the individual members of a group within a caste.
Also called: caste system the system or basis of such classes. c. the social position or rank conferred by this system. 2. (Sociology) any social class or system based on such distinctions as heredity, rank, wealth, profession, etc. 3. (Sociology) the position conferred by such a system.