The Dog Family — Wolves. 



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WOLVES. 



In America there are two distinct species of Wolves; 

 one of them the Grey Wolf with its grizzled grey coat 

 showing reddish in some specimens and black in others, 

 is almost identical with the European Wolf, but most of 

 the strains of the American Wolf are larger and stouter 

 than those of the European species. The Grey Wolf is 

 also called the "Buffalo Wolf" because of its former abun- 

 dance in the buffalo country, and is generally known as 

 the Timber Wolf to distinguish it from the Prairie Wolf 

 or Coyote, a much smaller animal that "lives in the open 

 country and in some ways resembles the Jackal. 



Grey Wolf. 



The Common Wolves of Europe (Canis-lupus), stand 

 from twenty-seven to twenty-nine inches at the shoulders, 

 and are yellowish grey in color, with long harsh hair, erect 

 pointed ears, and a nearly straight tail. They are crafty 

 and rapacious animals, swift of foot, and destructive 

 enemies of the sheep fold and farm yard. They associate 

 in packs to hunt the larger quadrupeds like the deer and 



