i 5 2 WATCHED BY WILD ANIMALS 



Exploring often brings them in touch with 

 strange wolves. With these there may be 

 battles but more likely organized play, like the 

 relay running of a deer or some other victim. 

 When a number are together they are likely to 

 make life miserable for a mountain lion in 

 case they come upon the trail of one. They 

 will even annoy a bear. 



The wolf has extraordinary endurance, great 

 strength, senses amazingly developed, and ex- 

 ceptionally powerful jaws. He is a good swimmer. 

 I have seen wolves swimming vigorously in 

 rivers, wide lakes, and among breakers. They 

 appear to be equally at home in the mountains, 

 in the forest, in thickets, or on the prairie. They 

 probably live from eight to fifteen years. 



The coyote, or prairie wolf, is a distinct 

 species, much smaller and with more fox traits 

 than his big brother, the gray wolf. 



The wolf is closely related to the dog fam- 

 ily; in fact, a Husky, or Eskimo dog, is a domes- 

 ticated wolf. The track of a wolf is almost 

 identical with that of a dog. 



The average weight of a mature gray wolf 

 is close to one hundred pounds. In exceptional 

 cases they have been known to weigh one hun- 

 dred and fifty pounds. They are, therefore, 

 about twice the weight of the coyote, or prairie 

 wolf, and considerably larger and heavier than 



