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live in families. This circumstance, as it presupposes the 

 moral qualities necessary for such a situation, is sufficient 

 to explain the examples of affection which we have in- 

 stanced. 



In the early days of winter, before the sexes couple, 

 many of these animals are met pursuing their prey in con- 

 cert. It has been remarked, that while one of them follows 

 the game step by step, the others follow on the right and 

 left waiting the moment when their victim shall make a 

 turn aside to take the diagonal line and intercept his 

 path. 



The size, the proportions, and the physiognomy of the 

 Wolf, bear no indistinct resemblance to those of the larger 

 Mastiffs. The colour is a grayish fawn, irregularly distri- 

 buted, which renders a detailed description of it somewhat 

 difficult. It is moreover very rare to meet two Wolves 

 exactly similar. It would appear that as they grow old, 

 the gray predominates, while the fawn-colour is more ge- 

 neral with those of younger age. In general, the head, 

 neck, shoulders and back, sides, and crupper, are black 

 mingled with fawn. This last colour predominates on the 

 thighs, and the extremities, where it is paler. The under 

 part of the neck and the breast are of the same tint. The tail 

 is the colour of the thighs, and is terminated by some black. 

 The internal face of the limbs, and especially of the thighs, 

 is of a dirty grayish fawn. The belly, the lower jaw, in- 

 ternal face of the ear, and edge of the upper lip, as far as 

 the lower part of the jaws, are white. A black longitudinal 

 spot is found on the fore-legs on their anterior part above 

 the carpus, and the head between the two ears is gray. 



As to the organs of sense, motion, generation, and the 

 teeth, the Wolf entirely resembles our common Dogs. 

 Should we deem any further detail on this subject necessary, 

 we shall give it when we come to the Chacal. 



Of the synonymy of this animal it is unnecessary to speak. 



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