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' animals of different fpecies feldom intermix ; 



* yet it certainly happens among dogs, loxes, 



* and wolves.' I have fmce learned the propri- 

 ety of being thus cautious in my conckifions ; 

 for M. le Marquis de Spontin-Beaufort has fuc- 

 ceeded in the jundion of a dog and a wolf. I 

 was informed of this fad by M. Surirey de Boif- 

 fy, in a letter which he wrote me in the follow- 

 ing terms: 



^ Namur, June 9. 1773. The Marquis de 



* Spontin has in this place reared a very young 

 flie-wolf, to whom he gave, as a companion, a 

 dog of nearly the fame age. They were lett 

 at full liberty, and came into the apartments, 



' the kitchen, the ftable, &c. They live in the 



* moft intimate friendfliip, and are extremely 

 ' careffing, lying under the table, and upon the 

 ' feet of the perfons who fit around. 



' The dog is a kind of mongrel malliff, and 

 ' full of vigour. During the firft fix months, 

 ' the wolf was fed with milk, and afterward 

 ' with raw ficfli, which it preferred to what was 



* roafted. When Ihe eat, no perfon durfl; ap- 

 ' proach her. At other times, Ihe permitted e- 

 ' very freedom, except abufe. She carcfled all 

 ' the dogs which came near her, till Ihe began 

 ' to give a preference to her old companion; af- 

 ' ter which, (lie was enraged at every other. Slie 

 ,' was covered, for the faft time, on the 25th 

 ' day of March laft. Her amours continued 

 'fifteen days, with pretty frequent repetitions; 



' and 



