. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE WOLF, There is no other animal of its size and few even among the larger Beasts of Prey which equal a hungry Wolf in fierceness and bold- ness. In the winter time, especially, when domestic animals are housed and burrowing animals have retired to their winter quarters, the Wolf, emboldened by scarcity of food, becomes dangerous to Man, whose only safe refuge, at such a time, is to climb to a place of safety and with a trusty gun make war on the lupine pack until such as are not killed are scared away. The picture represents suc
. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. THE WOLF, There is no other animal of its size and few even among the larger Beasts of Prey which equal a hungry Wolf in fierceness and bold- ness. In the winter time, especially, when domestic animals are housed and burrowing animals have retired to their winter quarters, the Wolf, emboldened by scarcity of food, becomes dangerous to Man, whose only safe refuge, at such a time, is to climb to a place of safety and with a trusty gun make war on the lupine pack until such as are not killed are scared away. The picture represents such a scene and is typical of the dangers which may come in winter in the Wolf-infested regions in the west of our own country, as well as in others where these animals range. (195). 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 Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Pechuel-Loesche, Eduard, 1840-1913; Haacke, Wilhelm, 1855-1912; Schmidtlein, Richard. Chicago, A. N. Marquis
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