. The quadrupeds of North America [microform]. Mammals; Rodentia; Mammifères; Rongeurs. HARE-INDIAN DOG. 155 the different tribes of Indians that frequent the borders of Great Bear lake and the Mackenzie river. GENERAL REMARKS. From the size of this animal it might be supposed by those who are desirous of tracing all the Dogs to some neighbouring wolf, hyena, jackal, or fox, that it had its origin either from the prairie wolf or the red fox, or a mixture of both. The fact, however, that these wolves and foxes never associate with each other in the same vicinity, and never have produced an inte
. The quadrupeds of North America [microform]. Mammals; Rodentia; Mammifères; Rongeurs. HARE-INDIAN DOG. 155 the different tribes of Indians that frequent the borders of Great Bear lake and the Mackenzie river. GENERAL REMARKS. From the size of this animal it might be supposed by those who are desirous of tracing all the Dogs to some neighbouring wolf, hyena, jackal, or fox, that it had its origin either from the prairie wolf or the red fox, or a mixture of both. The fact, however, that these wolves and foxes never associate with each other in the same vicinity, and never have produced an intermediate variety, or, that we are aware of, have ever produced a hybrid in their wild state, and more especially the fact that the prairie wolf, as stated by Richardson, does not exist within hundreds of miles of the region where this Dog is bred, must lead us to look to some other source for its origin. Its habits, the manner in which it carries its tail, its colour, and its bark, all differ widely from those of the prairie wolf. We have never had an opportunity of seeing this animal and examining it, except in the stuffed specimen from which our drewing was made ; we are therefore indebted to Sir John Richardson for all the information we possess in regard to its habits, and have in this article given the results of his investigations mostly in his own Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Audubon, John James, 1785-1851; Bachman, John, 1790-1874. New York : G. R. Lockwood
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