100 DIVISION I. VEKTEBRAL ANIMALS. — CLASS I. MAMJIALIA. 



fulloweil liis inaistcr, niul he rushed forward to defend Iiim. Tlic wolf had 

 hold of llie man's coHar, and beiny iiljliyed to turn in hi.s own defence, tlie 

 hutelier had time to draw a sticldng-kuife, witii wliich he ripped liis assail- 

 ant open. 



The Eeasomxg Poweks of the Wolf. — The following anecdotes 

 woidd seem to show tliat wolves have intelligence enough to raise them to a 

 level with domestic dogs, were it not i'or tlie unconquerable viciousness of 

 their iiatun'. It is said tliat a wolf, when pressed by hunger, and roaming 

 aniuuil farms, will utter a single howl to entice the watch-dogs in pm-suit 

 of them. If they come out, he will flco till one is sidlicicutly forward to 

 be singled out, attacke<l, and devoured ; but dogs in general are more 

 cautious, and e\en hounds rcijuirc to be encouraged, or ihev will nut follow 

 upon the scent. 



The prairie-wolf is said to 1)0 wonderl'ullv cunning and sagacious. In- 

 stances lia\e been known of his burrowing under ground to ju'oeure the bait 

 from a traj), rather than run the chance of being caught above. IMany and 

 curious are the devices prc[jarcd to insnare this animal, but very few have 

 succeeded. This \aricty of wolf is couunon in the prairies of the western 

 country, where it hunts drcr by running them down. Sometimes a large 

 number associate together, and, forming a crescent, creep slowly towards a 

 herd of deer, so as not to alarm them. They then rush on with hideous 

 yells, and dri\c the poor animals towra'ds a precipice, seeming to know that, 

 when they are once at full speed, they will all follow one another over the 

 clilf. The wolves then descend at leisure, and feed upon their slaughtered 

 victims. 



A farmer in France, one day looking through a hedge in his garden, 

 observed a wolf walking roiuid a nude, but unable to get at him on account 

 of the mule's constantly kicking with his hind legs. As the farmer pcrcci\ cd 

 that the beast was so wt'll able to defend himself, he did not interfere. After 

 the attack and defence had lasted a quarter of an houi', the wolf ran off to a 

 neighboring ditch, where he several times plunged into the water. The 

 farmer imagined that he did this to rcfi-esli himsi'lf after the fatigue he hail 

 sustained, and had no doubt that his mule had gained a complete \ictory ; 

 but in a few minutes the wolf returned to the charge, and, approaching as 

 near as he could to the nude, shook himself, and spouted a quantitv of 

 water into the animal's eyes, which caused him immediately to shut them. 

 That moment the wolf leaped upon him, and killed the poor animal before 

 the farmer could come to his assistance. 



Cai'aule of Attach:\!EXT. — We iind recordeil one instance of attach- 

 ment and aifection in this animal of a most extraordinary character, and 

 considering the generally intractable, ferocious, and treacherous nature of 



