WAPITI IN WINTER 
band makes this their sleeping place; and the bands always assume the 
same position in sleeping, — the calves, cows, and yearlings in the center, 
and the bucks around the outer edge of the circle, so that in case of a night 
attack by wolves or panthers the strongest will meet the first onset of the 
foe... In winter they gather in large bands and are constantly on the 
move; while they may not travel out of a small valley yet they are in motion 
seeking food. At this time they develop very hoglike characteristics for 
so grand an animal. With them it is the universal rush of the strong against 
Copyright, N. Y. Zoélogical Society. Sanborn, Phot. 
A PARK BAND OF WAPITI IN WINTER. 
the weak; and if the tiny calf of the band paws up a tender morsel of lichen, 
the grandest_bull in the circle does not hesitate to drive her away and 
appropriate it himself. The feeding ground of a band of elk in winter often 
resembles a farmyard, the snow being trodden down and packed as hard 
as ice, and the trees, if aspen, birch, or willow, have most of the bark eaten 
off. All the smaller branches within reach are eaten, the animals often 
standing on their hind legs in order to reach the highest.”’ 
This hardihood and cheerful omnivorous disposition make 
the wapiti a very easy deer to keep and rear in a park, since 
they breed in captivity without difficulty; and it is probable 
that they will remain for many years numerous in and 
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