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changes even in the same country. Beside the 

 common wolves, which are found in France and 

 Germany, there are others with thicker hair, in- 

 clining to yellow. These are more savage and 

 less noxious than the former, neither approaching 

 the flocks nor habitations, and living rather by 

 the chase than rapine. In the northern climates 

 there are found some quite black, and some white 

 all over. The former are larger and stronger 

 than those of any other kinds. 



The species is very much diffused in every 

 part of the world, being found in Asia, Africa, 

 and in America, as well as Europe. The wolves 

 of Senegal resemble those of France, except that 

 they are larger and much fiercer than those of 

 Europe. Those of Egypt are smaller than those 

 of Greece. In the East, the wolf is trained up 

 for a show, being taught to dance and play tricks ; 

 and one of these thus educated often sells for 

 four or five hundred crowns. " It is said that in 

 Lapland the wolf will never attack a rein-deer 

 that is seen haltered ; for this wary animal, being 

 well acquainted with the nature of a trap, sus- 

 pects one whenever it perceives a rope. How- 

 ever, when he sees the deer entirely at liberty, 

 he seldom fails to destroy it. 



" The wolf of North America is blacker and 

 much less than those in other parts of the world, 

 and approaches nearer in form to the dog than 

 those of the ordinary kind.* In fact, they were 

 made use of as such by the savages, till the Euro- 



* Brooke's Natural History, vol. i. p. 1 98. 



