. Lives of the hunted, containing a true account of the doings of five quadrupeds & three birds, and in elucidation of the same, over 200 drawings . There wasno ceremony. They had been friends formonths, and now, in the light of the new feel-ing, they naturally took to each other and weremated. Coyotes do not give each other namesas do mankind, but have one sound like agrowl and short howl, which stands for mate or husband or wife. This they use incalling to each other, and it is by recognizingthe tone of the voice that they know who iscalling. The loose rambling brotherhood of the Coy-otes wa
. Lives of the hunted, containing a true account of the doings of five quadrupeds & three birds, and in elucidation of the same, over 200 drawings . There wasno ceremony. They had been friends formonths, and now, in the light of the new feel-ing, they naturally took to each other and weremated. Coyotes do not give each other namesas do mankind, but have one sound like agrowl and short howl, which stands for mate or husband or wife. This they use incalling to each other, and it is by recognizingthe tone of the voice that they know who iscalling. The loose rambling brotherhood of the Coy-otes was broken up now, for the others alsopaired off, and since the returning warm weatherwas bringing out the Prairie-dogs and smallgame, there was less need to combine for hunt-ing. Ordinarily Coyotes do not sleep in densor in any fixed place. They move about allnight while it is cool, then during the daytimethey get a few hours sleep in the sun, on somequiet hillside that also gives a chance to watchout. But the mating season changes this habitsomewhat. As the weather grew warm Tito and Saddle-back set about preparing a den for the expected 300. Tliiir Kvuuni; S Tito family. In a warm little hollow, an old Badgerabode was cleaned out, enlarged, and quantity of leaves and grass was carried intoit and arranged in a comfortable nest. Theplace selected for it was a dry, sunny nookamong the hills, half a mile west of the LittleMissouri. Thirty yards from it was a ridgewhich commanded a wide view of the grassyslopes and cottonwood groves by the would have called the spot very beautiful,but it is tolerably certain that that side of itnever touched the Coyotes at all. Tito began to be much preoccupied with herimpending duties. She stayed quietly in theneighborhood of the den, and lived on such foodas Saddleback brought her, or she herself couldeasily catch, and also on the little stores thatshe had buried at other times. She knew everyPrairie-dog town in the region, a
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