Children's own library . struggles. The Terriers never grow to any considerable dogs were once used to unearth the fox or thebadger, but now are mostly pets, as they are extremelyattached to their master, and are capable of learningmany amusing tricks. The Shepherds Dog is a rough, shaggy animal, withsharp-pointed ears and nose. It is an invaluable assistantto the shepherd, as it knows all its masters sheep, neversuffers them to stray, and when two flocks have mixed,it will separate its own charge with the greatestcertainty. The Greyhound is the swiftest of all dogs, and isprincipal
Children's own library . struggles. The Terriers never grow to any considerable dogs were once used to unearth the fox or thebadger, but now are mostly pets, as they are extremelyattached to their master, and are capable of learningmany amusing tricks. The Shepherds Dog is a rough, shaggy animal, withsharp-pointed ears and nose. It is an invaluable assistantto the shepherd, as it knows all its masters sheep, neversuffers them to stray, and when two flocks have mixed,it will separate its own charge with the greatestcertainty. The Greyhound is the swiftest of all dogs, and isprincipally used in the pursuit of the hare, whichamusement is termed coursing. It hunts by sight. woods natural history 37 The Wolf has very much the form of a large, long-legged dog with a drooping tail. The hair is long,rough, and thick, of a grayish color mixed with the thickly peopled countries of Europe it has beenexterminated, but it is still found in Russia in thesteppes, in Spain in the mountains, in Hungary and. COYOTE Lapland, and is common in Central Asia. It is wildand fierce and very destructive to sheep and cattle,and when driven hj hunger has been known to attacktravellers. In winter the}^ gather in large packs andbecome a terrible scourge. The American Wolf isslightly different from that of the Old World. TheGray Wolf is more robust than that of Europe, andltas a straight and bushy tail. The Black Wolf, in 38 woods natural history the time of Audubon, was not uncommon in Kentucky,but is now found chiefly in Florida. The Red Wolfof Texas is more slender than the others, with a cun-ning, fox-like look. The Fox. The habits of this animal are mostlynocturnal. It lies by day concealed in its burrow, or ii
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