WOLVES AND POXES. 



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naturally of a cowardly disposition. Some individuals 

 are black. It prefers to live in forests. The coyote or 

 prairie-wolf is much smaller, but similar in appearance. 



FIG. 139. 



COYOTE. 



The fox has relatively a much larger head than the 

 dog ; its ears are shorter, its tail longer, its hair longer 



FIG. 140. 



COMMON FOX (Vulpes alopex). 



and thicker, its eyes more oblique. Its characteristics 

 are much influenced by climate, and there are almost as 



