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.
class. 1  a number of people or things grouped together because of certain likenesses or common traits; kind; sort; category. 2  a group of people considered as a unit according to economic, occupational, or social status; esp., a social rank or caste: the working class, the middle class. 3  high social rank or caste.