CINCINNATI ZOO GUIDE 
Great Gray Wolves 
were 1607 wolves presented for bounty. At that rate in a few 
years the gray wolf will be exterminated. 
The Wolf Dens are divided into four compartments. In the 
first are several specimens of: 
The Great Gray Wolf ( Canis Occident alls). The largest of 
American wolves. Though not so large, it bears a close resem¬ 
blance to the European wolf. The specimens in this collection 
are from Colorado. 
The Prairie Wolf, or Coyote (Canis latrans). Was a familiar 
object on our western plains. It is not so large as the gray 
wolf. Its color is gray — darker along the spine. It has a bushy 
tail and short, erect ears. They hunt in packs and range from 
Mexico to British America. 
The Black Wolf (Canis occidentalis var. ater). Thought by 
some naturalists to be only a variety of the common wolf, and 
by others it is regarded as a distinct species. 
