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to believe, also, that if the dog strikes the trail of the 

 female fox, the male in some way crosses off the female, 

 taking upon himself the burden of the chase. Cer- 

 tainly the cases I have cited point to this conclusion. 



The Dream oe the Wild Fox 



The duty of providing food for the young foxes does 

 not rest entirely with the female, although the real 

 responsibility seems to be hers. At all events, when 

 food becomes scarce, it is the mother fox that, even 

 in the light of day, and almost in the presence of man 

 and dog, will venture near enough to the barns to catch 

 a fowl for her starving little ones. 



This condition of home affairs is true not only of 



