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relieved when the episodes terminated without an 

 attack on the part of the dogs. I believe that a 

 pack of wild dogs is quite capable of dispossessing a 

 tiger of his kill by forcing the big beast to retire ; 

 and I know a case in which wild dogs came to feed 

 upon a cart bullock, which had been killed by a 

 tiger for whose return Mr. (now Colonel) N. C. 

 was watching, when the freebooters came on the 

 scene. 



THE INDIAN WOLF (Canis pallipes) 



This animal is found throughout India, but does 

 not occur on the Himalayas. In colour it varies 

 a good deal, the different tints being dependent 

 upon climate and season, as well as upon age. 

 Some are of a reddish hue, others grizzled, a few 

 dark brown, while very old specimens are quite 

 grey. The Indian wolf stands 26 inches in height 

 at the shoulder, and though he is a bloodthirsty 

 and ferocious animal, is also an arrant coward. In 

 spite of the fact that wolves are plentiful in the 

 Mysore district, of the forests of which I was for 

 seven years in charge, I never heard of a case of 

 their attacking human beings, or even of their 

 carrying off native children ; though elsewhere 

 and particularly in the Central Provinces many of 

 the latter are said to fall victims to the rapacity of 

 these animals. I frequently saw wolves, sometimes 

 singly or in pairs, and I have also seen as many as 

 six or eight together, on ground frequented by 

 the Indian antelope. They have been observed, 



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