222 CHANGE FROM DOMESTICATION. 
Larger than the red fox, but not nearly so 
large as the grey wolf (L. griseus). Muzzle long, 
slender, and sharp pointed like the red fox. Eyes 
rather nearer together than are those of the wolf; 
colour of eyes, light brown; pupil circular. Ears 
long, triangular and erect, thickly clothed with 
hair except at the meatus, where they are quite 
naked. Feet long; the five pads on their under 
surfaces naked and black; a sixth, but smaller 
one, projects from behind the carpal joint. Four 
clawed digits on each foot, with a claw corre- 
sponding to the dew-claw in our dog attached to 
the Yudimentary thumb. Tail bushy, tipped 
with white hairs, and half the length of the head 
and body. The general colour ochreous grey, 
much lighter on the belly than on the back and 
sides; the back viewed from head to tail looks 
black, as each hair is tipped with black, although 
the remaining part and under-fur is plumbeous. 
The longer hairs on the neck, which the ani- 
mal bristles up when angry, are tricoloured; the 
lower two-thirds reddish brown; then a ring of 
white, and a black tip, together giving a most 
curious speckled look to the neck of an enraged 
dog or cayote. 
The most marked change observable from do- 
mestication is in the hair, which becomes shorter, 
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