The terrestrial mammals and birds of North-East Greenland. 



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On March 8*'^ two sledge travellers (Lundager and Hendrik 

 Olsen) saw on their way from Hvalrosodden to the ship's harbour 

 traces of a wolf which had crossed the ice from Hvalrosodden to 

 Snenæs. The newfallen snow proved that the traces were quite 

 fresh. 



On March 9'^^ Jarner saw a white wolf trotting across the pen- 

 insula at Cape Bismarck. Later on I went out and found the foot- 

 prints of the wolf everywhere among the screwed-up ice, and even- 

 tualh' I ascertained that even this wolf had at last walked out to- 

 wards the ship. The animal itself I did not see, probably on account 

 of the growing darkness. (Evening.) 



From March 10*'^ — 22""^ the wolf disappeared from the ship 



Fig. 20. Canis lupus c?. 



entirely, and it was proved later on that it had followed the sledges 

 of Koch and Gabrielsen to the north. On his return to the ship, 

 Koch told me that the wolf had followed the sledges faithfully, for 

 about 30 Danish miles, though every evening, when the travellers 

 made halt to settle down for the night, Gabrielsen shot at the ani- 

 mal. Not till the travellers had shot at the wolf at a very close 

 distance and missed it, did the animal leave the sledges, returning 

 at once to the ship, judging from the time employed. 



In the aftenoon March 22"^* the wolf ran across the ice at the 

 ship's harbour. Four sledge dogs were encouraged to pursue it. 

 Gradually as the dogs were approaching the wolf, it slackened its 

 pace and at last remained standing defiantly, awaiting their arrival. 

 At this the dogs turned about anxiously, galloping back to the ship. 



