196 GENERAL REMARKS 
bead difcovered by the herd, than the filly creatures, inftead of 
running towards the tents, and putting themfelves under the fafe- 
guard of men, fly towards the woods, where fome are overtaken 
and killed by the wolf, who is obferved to ufe his utmoft endea¬ 
vours to keep betwixt them and the tents when he finds them 
feeding at a difiance. In this purfuit the wolf has the advantage 
of the rein-deer when they are running down hill, and he is fure 
to overtake and feize it: but it is not the fame up hill. If the 
wolf catch the rein-deer by the haunch, it often happens that the 
deer efcapes ; and when he obtains his prey, it is generally by fat¬ 
tening on its throat, by which means he ftrangles the poor animal 
in a fhort time. The miffionary fays, he faw fix at one time lying 
on the fnow, killed by wolves who had been driven away on the 
alarm being given : upon examination of the carcafes, no wound 
appeared to have been inflidled, fo dexteroufly had thefe defirudtive 
enemies effected their purpofe. It is obfervable, that the wolf 
never devours his prey on the fpot where he kills it, but drags it 
away to fome difiance ; and it is further remarked, the miffionary 
tells us, that in devouring it, he places the head towards the eaft ; 
at leafi, he fays, the fkeletons are always-found in the woods placed 
in that pofition. I cannot fay that I give entire credit to this re¬ 
port : probably the good miffionary has been mifmformed. Whilft 
the wolves are on the hunt for their prey^ they appear always to be 
accompanied by a number of crows and ravens, and the Laplanders 
are commonly apprized of the wolfs approach by the clamour of 
thefe birds. It has been noticed, that fuch rein-deer as were fas¬ 
tened 
