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anlmah of the fame fpecies. During all this 

 time, it attacked only cats and poultry, whona 

 it ftrangied, without difcovering any inclina- 

 tion to eat fheni. As foon as fhe attained the { 

 age of twelve months, her ferocity increaled, 

 and I began to perceive that fhe had a ftroiig ^ 

 defire to attack flieep and bitches. I then 

 chained her ; becaule (he frequently fprung up- 

 on her mafter, when he attempted to reftrain 

 her. She was at leaft one year old when I in- 

 troduced her to the acquaintance of the dog 

 which covered her. She has been kept in my 

 garden, which is fituated in the centre of the 

 town, fmce the end of November laftj and, 

 therefore, no male wolf can be fuppofed to have 

 had any communication with her. As foon 

 as ftie came in feafon, (lie difcovered fuch an 

 aflteftion for the dog, and the dog for her, 

 that each of them howled frightfully when 

 they were not together. Siie was firit cover- 

 ed on the 28th day of March, and twice each 

 day during the two following weeks. They 

 continued attached to each other more than a 

 quarter of an hour at every embrace, during 

 which time the wolf complained, and fcemed 

 to fufFer pain ; but the dog was perfectly at his 

 eafe. Three w-eeks after, her pregnancy was 

 perceptible. On the 6th day of June, (lie 

 brought forth four young, whom (lie fiill 

 fuckles, though they are five weeks old, and 

 have pretty long fliarp teeth. They have a 



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