Wolves and Wolf Nature 



the top of the hill back of camp» from which, 

 as it was the only high place anywhere about, 

 I felt sure that I could see the missing ani- 

 mals. Just before I got to the top of the hill 

 an old doe antelope suddenly came in view, 

 closely followed by a coyote. Both of them 

 seemed to be running as hard as they could, 

 and both had their tongues hanging out as if 

 they had come a long way. Suddenly, almost 

 at the heels of the antelope — much closer to 

 her than the other wolf — appeared a second 

 coyote, which now took up the running, while 

 the one that had been chasing her stopped, 

 and sat down and watched. The antelope 

 ran quite a long distance, always bearing a 

 little to the left, and now seeming to run 

 more slowly than when I first saw her. As 

 she kept turning, it was evident that she 

 would either run around the hill on which I 

 stood or would come back near it. At first I 

 was so interested in watching her that I for- 

 got to look at the wolf that had halted near 

 me. When I did so he was no longer at the 

 place where he had paused, but was trotting 

 over a little ridge that ran down from the hill, 

 and watching the chase that was now so far 

 off. He could easily have run across the 



195 



