. The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys . ANS CHASING BUFFALOES. weight, while it sinks beneath that of the buffalo. Not only does it yieldto the buffalos feet, but the sharp crust lacerates him terribly, so that theskin is torn from his legs during the frantic efforts he makes to escape. The season when the crust is on the snow is the happy time for thewolves that always follow the herds of buffaloes. When the great ani-mals become helpless in the snow, the wolves attack them, and frequentlycause great havoc. They know the anatomy of the buffalo, and their firsteffort is to bit
. The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys . ANS CHASING BUFFALOES. weight, while it sinks beneath that of the buffalo. Not only does it yieldto the buffalos feet, but the sharp crust lacerates him terribly, so that theskin is torn from his legs during the frantic efforts he makes to escape. The season when the crust is on the snow is the happy time for thewolves that always follow the herds of buffaloes. When the great ani-mals become helpless in the snow, the wolves attack them, and frequentlycause great havoc. They know the anatomy of the buffalo, and their firsteffort is to bite through the hamstrings, or tendons of the joints of the THE BUFFALOES HUNTED BY WOLVES. 229 liind legs. When this is done, the buffalo is disabled, and his conversioninto food for wolves is a question of very brief time. When pursuingbuffaloes in the open country where there is no snow, the first effort ofthe wolves is to hamstring their prey, and they often display great intelli-gence in accomplishing it. Several of them generally hunt together; and. INDIANS KILLING BUFFALOES IN THli SNo\V. while some engage the attention of a buffalo by worrying him in front,one of the pack will sneak around to the rear, and, by making a daringleap, will sever the hamstrings in a couple of bites. Then the buffalo fallsto the ground, and as soon as he is down his destruction is certain. Dui-ing their feast the wolves indulge in a great many fights, and the strong-est generally refuses to allow the others to join the banquet till his ownhunger is satisfied. O Another method of hunting practised by the Indians is much moreto their credit, as it requires skill and patience. As you are well aware,the buffalo herds are constantly followed by wolves, and the buffaloes areso accustomed to the presence of their enemies that they pay no attentionto them, and allow them to come very close. The Indian^ disguise them-selves in the skins of wolves, and by creeping on all fours, and imitatingthe motions o
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