Show THE GRAY WOLF it has be become 0 nearly extinct la in north america the largest larges t wolf of north america is commonly known as the timber or gray wolf it was formerly generally distributed tri buted throughout north america aderca from the arctic regions region to the tropics but has of course disappeared from all settled portions of the country over the larger portion of its range this wolf is gray in color but in arctic regions it is white or nearly so while while in florida and some of the gulf states a and act iu in british columbia a black form exists in texas there are red or bay VV v wes nos Es ea ept in its color says forest and Si St rsm the large lare wolf of north america canis cani s is ib everywhere the sual same but in its hibits habits therald Is more mon ur r le lc A api e caused liy tanem of i 2 environment tho th wolves of the north fee faal ito to a co considerable ansi crable extent on en reial reia ier er a and aad ad caribou those of tho the east on deer while those of the south 3 u th prey on dt er and on the wild hogs W which aich r run un at large through the pine forests and an swamps afew A few years ago the center of abundance of the pray gray wolf in america corresponded very closely with thu the center of abundance of the buffalo great bands of these gaunt and ever hungry animals accompanied the buffalo herd 3 killing calves or old bulls and sometimes cutting out from the herd hard strong young heifers heffers hei fers which they bad little difficulty in pulling down if they could once separate thim them from the companionship of their fellows notwithstanding the fact that ever since the settlement of america the wolf has been pursued with guns traps and poison it is certa certain iii that no blow was ever dealt this race so severe as the extinction ot 0 f the buffalo their natural prey gone the wolves turned their attention to the herds of the stock men and for years now their depredations have resulted in very serious losses to raisers of horses and cattle on the northern plains they do not attack the herds when they are alarmed and closely bunched together but prowl about their outskirts trying to hocut cut off the young stock which they can easily pull down sometimes a small band of wolves v 0 ives will roundup round up a little bunch of ea aule which stand in a close circle their heads outward prepared for the attack after circling about them for a short hort time two or three of the wolves will dash at the bunch and if I 1 they can scatter ater the animals it is the work of an instant only to pull down a yearling or to kill idil two or three calves we have seen two wolves thus destroy a yearling steer with no gri greater ater apparent effort thau than a setter set t er dog would use in killing |