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these animals in Russia. A pack of these animals, when hungry, will follow 
mounted travelers or those in sleighs and will boldly attack them even in the 
face of*firearms. When one of the pack is killed or wounded by a shot, the 
others stop only long enough to devour his body, and then renew the attack. 
In the earlier days of American farming, a couple of these marauders 
have been known to kill fifteen or sixteen sheep in a single night, simply 
GRAY WOLF OF WESTERN AMERICA. 
tearing open their throats without otherwise damaging the carcasses. When 
the bison existed in countless thousands on the prairies of North America, 
wolves were in the habit of prowling around the herds for the purpose of 
preying on sick of wounded individuals and such calves as strayed from the 
protection of their elders. Frequently wolves might be seen wandering in 
