Squealer (Animal Farm) the Seven Commandments. The animals experience a vague feeling of unease, and when Clover and Muriel ponder the changes, they are told that they have simply forgotten — and they accept this easily, which is helped along by the growling dogs that accompany the pigs everywhere. Benjamin alone appears to understand what is happening, though he never acts. If asked, he says that donkeys live a long time, and that "none of you has ever seen a dead donkey". True to his cynical nature, he continues to believe that life never gets better. He is briefly outraged by Boxer's death,
Ursus minimus modern Asian black bears. Sites and specimen ages: Ursus minimus Ursus minimus (Auvergne bear) is an extinct species of bear, endemic to Europe during the Pliocene and Pleistocene, living from 5.3—1.8 Mya, existing for about . "U. minimus" appears to have given rise to "Ursus etruscus". The range of "U. minimus" was continental Europe and as far east as the Black Sea in Russia. Its southern range was Italy. The skeleton of "U. minimus" was very similar to that of the larger Asian black bear. With the exception of the age of the bones, it is often difficult to distinguish