THE WOLF. 



THE WOLF. 



Canis lupus. 



OF the five species which come within the scope of 

 the present work, the Wolf was the last to disappear. 

 On this account, partly, the materials for its history 

 as a British animal are more complete than is the 

 case with any of the others. 



To judge by the osteological remains which the 

 researches of geologists have brought to light, there 

 was perhaps scarcely a county in England or Wales 

 in which, at one time or another, Wolves did not 



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