Show A TO TYPE an instance of a dogs does return tr ir the savage state stale of 0 his wolf ance ancesty an cestr 1 came came to light in february in the yellowstone national park when scout andersons report ota ofa trip into the buffalo fork country contain ed under the heading ot of predator animals killed a mention of ont one mountain lion one bobcat four coyotes and an airedale dog this dog which probably wandered into the park from some farm or settlement a few miles over the border has been living in the yet yel low stone in a wild state tor for several years whether or not he fraternized with his cousins the wolves and tile the coyotes can not be known no doubt lie he lived as they live at the expense of 0 young and weaker deer and elk and smaller prey probably he lived alone against all animal kind RB as they were against him there are well authenticated instances of 0 dogs thus re turning to savage nature it speaks well for his tenacity and strength that alone of 0 his kind in a country where all kinds of 0 wild animals live still their natural lives lie he survived he may have bee been a dog of good pedigree anyway the dog had been seen at intervals tor for several years and was officially classed among the animals which alone of all yellow stones animals are sought and kill ed because destructive ot of the harmless animals which make ot of this na dional park the best populated wild animal preserve in the world |