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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 



