382 WILD ANIMALS 
the hairs are black and white, and most commonly they are 
mixed in the right proportion to make a grizzly gray; but as 
one color or the other predominates we get darker or lighter 
shades, even a clear black or clear white. In Texas a reddish 
brown color occurs. 
Although in some sections it is known as a timber wolf, it 
may also be found in prairie regions. It lives upon rabbits, 
birds, and other wild 
animals,and when these 
are scarce, it grows 
bolder and attacks the 
smaller animals of the 
farm, such as calves, 
sheep, hogs, and poul- 
‘try, and in this way 
does much damage. 
Ordinarily, these wolves 
hunt separately or in 
small families, but 
under some circum- 
stances, especially in 
winter, they gather in 
packs and attack larger animals. They are frequently reported 
to have pursued people, but actual loss of human life from 
this cause has not occurred in many instances. Most states 
offer a bounty of from $2 to $10 for the destruction of a wolf, 
and thus its numbers have been greatly reduced. In the 
northern states it is now found in the forests of northern 
Minnesota and Michigan. It occurs also on the Great Plains 
and in the Rocky Mountain region from the Arctic Ocean 
to Mexico, but in the settled parts even there it is met with 
but rarely. It can be identified by its dog-like appearance, 
Gray WoLF 
