WOLF. 
The senses of the Wolf are exquisite ; par- 
■ticularly it's sense of smelling, which often 
■ extends farther than it's sight. It stops on the 
: borders of the forest ; smells on all sides ; and 
receives the emanations of living or dead ani- 
I mals brought from a distance by the wind. 
' The female is followed by troops of males, 
while in heat, which is about fifteen days, 
usually at the beginning of winter ; and the 
chief favourite is frequently killed by the rest. 
When near her time, she prepares a soft bed 
of moss, and brings forth from five to nine 
jat a birth, which are blind for a few davs. 
The hair and colour vary with the climate, 
and sometimes even in the same countrv. Buf- 
fon inforrns us that, besides the common 
Wolves, some are found in France and Ger- 
many with thicker and more yellow coloured 
hair; which, tliough wildest, avoid the flocks 
and habitations ot men, and live solely by 
hunting. 
In the Wolf, says this great naf^^•alis^, 
there is nothing valuable but it's skin, which 
makes a warm and durable fur. It's licsh is so 
bad, 
