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THE WOLFERIES. 
UNCOMMON PETS. 
A series of articles on the Care and Keep of Animals in Captivity. 
By P. WELLINGTON FARMBOROUGH, F.Z.S., F.E.S., etc. 
VIL. THE WOLF. 
[- seems rather strange, considering that the domesticated varieties of dogs are but 
the descendants of the wolves or jackals, that the pure type of ancestor, viz., 
the wolf or jackal, is not more often kept than it is; in fact, if the cubs of the 
wolf are taken soon after birth and looked after properly they are as tame and playful 
as puppies of the ordinary dog, and may, up to the time of being fully grown, be 
treated as harmless companions in the house. 
Unrestricted liberty is not always desirable with these animals, for unless a watchful 
eye can be kept on them and their doings, it is possible that somethmg—it is always 
the unexpected that happens—may occur to bring out thew smouldering savage instincts 
with disastrous results, so that a kennelled run should be provided in order that the 
wolf may be in safe quarters when it is impossible to keep observation on it. Such 
runs are advertised every day in the various “fancy” papers, and no doubt a second- 
hand one could be got very cheaply by means of a short ad. in the advertisement 
pages of Antmat Lirs, so that the score of expense, which is always a prime factor 
in these matters, need not be a deterrent. If possible the run should be placed over 
a bricked or cement foundation, as the place can be kept more easily clean than if 
there be only an earth one. 
The feeding and all general details of management are just the same as for a 
dog of the same size. Good sound meat, both raw and cooked, stale bread, vegetables, 
etc., form the principal diet. Wolves, like dogs, are very capricious with regard to 
individual tastes, one perhaps preferring cabbage as a tit-bit, another a sweet apple, 
yet another a piece of sugar or a sweet, and so on. 
The largest owner of wolves in this country is Mr. H. C. Brooke, of Welling, 
the well-known secretary of the Bulldog Society, to whom, together with Messrs. 
Harmsworth Bros., I am greatly indebted for pernussion to use the photographs 
which illustrate this article. The grey wolf in the photographs is a most affectionate 
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