WAYS OF NATURE 
—they prowl, they listen, they bide their time. Wolves 
often hunt in packs. I have no evidence that foxes 
do, and if the cats ever do, it is a most extraordi- 
nary departure. A statement of such an exceptional 
occurrence should always put one on his guard. In 
the same story the lynx is represented as making 
curious antics in the air to excite the curiosity of a 
band of caribou, and thus lure one of them to its 
death at the teeth and claws of the waiting hidden 
pack. This also is so uncatlike a proceeding that 
no woodsman could ever credit it. Hunters on the 
plains sometimes “flag” deer and antelope, and I 
have seen ‘even a loon drawn very near to a bather 
in the water who was waving a small red flag. But 
none of our wild creatures use lures, or decoys, or 
disguises. This would involve a process of reason- 
ing quite beyond them. 
Many instances have been recorded of animals 
seeking the protection of man when pursued by 
their deadly enemies. I heard of a rat which, when 
hunted by a weasel, rushed into a room where a 
man was sleeping, and took refuge in the bed at his 
feet. I heard Mr. Thompson Seton tell of a young 
pronghorn buck that was vanquished by a rival, 
and so hotly pursued by its antagonist that it sought 
shelter amid his horses and wagons. On another 
occasion Mr. Seton said a jack rabbit pursued by 
a weasel upon the snow sought safety under his sled. 
In all such cases, if the frightened animal really 
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