98 POPULAR OFFICIAL GUIDE. 
The Malay Tapir, (Tapirus indicus,) of the Malay Penin- 
sula and Sumatra, may be recognized as far as it can be seen, 
by its colors. The front half of the animal, and its legs, 
are black or dark brown, and the rear half of the body is 
white. It is much larger than the preceding species. 
THE WOLF DENS, No. 22. 
At the northeastern corner of the Elk Range there is a 
huge, bare granite rock, two hundred feet long, shaped pre- 
cisely like the hump of a bull buffalo. The high end of the 
hump is toward the north, and its crest is about fifteen feet 
above the ground on its eastern side. A fringe of small 
trees and bushes grows along its western side. On the east 
side, well sheltered by the rock itself from the cold west 
winds of winter, and also shaded by several fine trees which 
most opportunely grow close beside the ledge, the Wolf 
Dens and Fox Dens are situated. 
In regard to the iron work, these dens are merely an 
understudy of the Bear Dens. The dimensions of each den 
of the series are 16 by 48 feet, and the height of the bars to 
the top of the overhang is 9 feet 6 inches. The sleeping 
dens are of simple construction, all save one being of wood, 
trimmed with bark-covered slabs. At present the Wolf 
Dens are divided into four compartments. 
The Gray Wolf, (Canis nubilis), is known by as many 
names as it has color phases. In the North, where it is 
white, it is called the ‘‘White Wolf,’’ while in Florida it 
becomes the ‘‘Black Wolf.’’ In British Columbia and 
around Great Slave Lake, both white and black wolves 
abound, as well as the standard gray, but on the Barren 
Grounds the white phase predominates. In Texas a ‘‘Red 
Wolf’’ is found, but apparently the red phase is of some- 
what rare occurrence, and is never'found in the North. 
In the West this animal has recently come into promi- 
nence in a way that is striking terror to the hearts of 
ranchmen and others who have stock to lose. While all 
kinds of desirable game animals are decreasing at an alarm- 
ing rate, the Gray Wolf not only holds its own, but is 
multiplying rapidly. The destruction by it of calves, colts 
and sheep, has become so great that nearly every western 
State has placed on the head of this bold marauder a 
bounty varying from $2 to $10. In some States this law 
