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THE INDIAN WOLF. 
Canis pallipes or cauls lupus. Native names i Bheviya , Bondar , Bighana , 
Hind.; Toralu, Tel.; Landga , Deccan; Birghira , Gond. Nar, Kathiawar. 
Habitat . Throughout India ; Thibet; rare in Lower Bengal, rarelv found 
in the Himalayas ; it frequents open plain country, is rare in wooded districts 
and amongst hills. It is somewhat gregarious, six or eight being the largest 
packs recorded. It is very silent, sometimes barks, but rarely, if ever, howls. 
It lives upon mammals, birds, and will carry off children, sheep and goats, and 
will even attack man. It eats carrion readily, and will even consume vegetable 
substances , is chiefly nocturnal and breeds m thickets or holes m the ground. 
Young wolves are easily tamed. It is extremely cunning and bold, and has 
both speed and endurance. 
Period of gestation. — Sixty-three days ; four to nine at a litter are born in 
spring or early summer. 
Description. —Fulvous grey with a brown tinge, sometimes mixed with 
black, on the back. Lower parts dingy white. The young are sooty brown 
with a white chest spot, which disappears six weeks after birth, when a dark 
collar appears below the neck, but is lost at maturity. The Thibet and Ladak 
variety is very pale in colour and woolly in coat and is commonly known as 
Canis Laniger . 
