58 A. L. V. Manniche. 



was the catching of a big old male wolf, the colour of which was 

 very much like that of the above described female. 



A few measurements taken on the newly killed, unskinned 

 animal will be stated here. 



Length from point of muzzle to root of tail 119 cm. 



Total length of the tail 46 - 



Height from sole of foot to upper edge of 



shoulder-blade 76 - 



Circumference of the body, measured directly 



behind the fore limbs 75 - 



Iris greenish brown. Weight 29 kilogrammes. The nails much 

 worn. Contents of stomach: remains from the bait. 



Fig. 18. Arctic wolf caught in a trap. 



The wolf had on his nose a deep wound, some few days old, 

 of the size of a halfpenny, probably originating from the bite of a 

 dog, besides a larger, partly healed wound in the right groin, where 

 the hairs had fallen off partially in a stripe the length of about 35 

 cm.; the remaining hairs were quite short in this place and of a 

 yellowish brown colour which had been produced probably through 

 the animal's rubbing his muzzle, soiled from the carcasses, against 

 the adjacent hairs, while licking his wound continually. 



The fur of the animal is long- and rough-haired, especially 

 along the upper part of the neck and on the back. In contrast to 

 the female wolf shot in August 1906, this animal was extremely 

 emaciated which was shown moreover through the extraordinary 

 insignificance of its weight. 



At the catching place the snow had been trampled down com- 

 pletely by wolves, and it was evident that all three animals com- 



