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lose all hope of escape, they curl themselves up and 

 await death. If, impelled by hunger, one snatches a 

 piece from the hunter while he cuts up his game, the 

 whole herd rush upon it, fight, growl, and tear each 

 other for it. Mr. Ryan, from whose lively description 

 these notices are taken, was for days followed by a large 

 grey wolf, and every evening when he encamped the 

 wolf squatted himself down, and helped himself when- 

 ever he could. Something, however, was generally left 

 for him ; and he became so tame that he stopped when 

 the party stopped, and when anything was killed, walked 

 round and round, licking his jaws in expectation of his 

 share. No one ever molested him, and therefore he 

 continued quite harmless. This sort of proceeding will 

 sometimes take place with a whole pack. 



Mr. Ruxton one day killed an old buck, and left it on 

 the ground, where six small wolves were in attendance. 

 Ten minutes after he left his game the six wolves came 

 up with him, one of which had his nose and face be- 

 smeared with blood, and he seemed to be almost burst- 

 ing. Thinking it impossible they should have devoured 

 the buck in so short a time, he had the curiosity to. re- 

 turn and see what impression they had made upon it, 

 and why they had left it. To his astonishment he found 

 only the bones and some of the hair remaining, the flesh 

 having been taken off as if it had been scraped with a 

 knife. They flourish their tails, snarl, bite, squeak, and 

 swallow the whole time of their meal ; and if kindly 

 treated, will come and warm themselves by the fires of 

 the hunters when they are asleep, and sit nodding their 

 own heads with drowsiness. 



The Esquimaux dogs, though very bold when attack- 

 ing bears, are so much afraid of wolves that they scarcely 



