ANIMALS OP NORTH AMERICA. 



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the earth, in many parts of which he is the terror and scourge, 

 has the general appearance of the dog, with the exception of 

 the tail, which is straight instead of being curved over the 

 back. And yet there is something in the physiology of the 

 wolf, as well as in his gait and manners, which is at once so 

 repulsive and peculiar, that however tame he may apparently 

 be, he never could be mistaken for even the most wild and 

 savage of the true dogs. 



Wolves, like dogs, follow by the scent ; and when the prey 

 is too powerful for a single one they combine in packs, and 

 like well trained hounds keep up the chase to the certain 

 destruction of their victim. But this combination of forces 



