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killed more than two thousand of the finest 

 stock, for, as was only too well-known, they 

 selected the best in every instance. 



The old idea that a wolf was constantly in a 

 starving state, and therefore ready to eat any- 

 thing, was as far as possible from the truth in 

 this case, for these freebooters were always 

 sleek and well-conditioned, and were in fact 

 most fastidious about what they ate. Any ani- 

 mal that had died from natural causes, or that 

 was diseased or tainted, they would not touch, 

 and they even rejected anything that had been 

 killed by the stockmen. Their choice and 

 daily food was the tenderer part of a freshly 

 killed yearling heifer. An old bull or cow 

 they disdained, and though they occasionally 

 took a young calf or colt, it was quite clear 

 that veal or horseflesh was not their favorite 

 diet. It was also known that they were not 

 fond of mutton, although they often amused 

 themselves by killing sheep. One night in 

 November, 1893, Blanca and the yellow wolf 

 killed two hundred and fifty sheep, apparently 

 for the fun of it, and did not eat an ounce of 

 their flesh. 



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