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breadth, the tail short and covered with bushy 

 hair, feet broad, colour dark brindle grey. 

 Some hunters describe its length as four feet, 

 but all the grey wolves I have seen have been 

 larger than this. 



Some writers neglect to mention the most 

 striking characteristic of this animal, viz., the 

 extraordinary size of its nostrils, and the muscular 

 powers of its fierce, gaping jaws. These points 

 appealed to me at once in support of Colonel 

 McCalFs theory that the giant wolf is a distinct 

 species. I have examined at least a dozen of 

 these creatures within a few yards of where they 

 stood. 



Mr. Van Doughnuts told me last year of an 

 adventure he had with a huge grey wolf, whilst 

 awaiting the appearance of a buck on a deer-run 

 in the forests of Crane Lake. This happened 

 quite recently. The wolf being driven from 

 his lair by the hounds, rushed toward the spot 

 where this hardy old hunter stood in readiness. 

 Van Doughnuts tells his story in such an in- 

 teresting and amusing manner, that I will not 

 trust my memory to recall it (not having had 

 my note-book to hand at the time). His 

 account, however, quite tallies with my own 



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