. The life and habits of wild animals . n his post of vantage,grunts aloud his defiance. The cries of the discomfited wolves bring others to theiraid, and over the moonlit snow the shadowy forms of many loping creatures are seenadvancing to help their brethren. Soon the fight will become more desperate andfurious. Urged on by long-experienced hunger, the wolves will forget the dangerin their desire to secure the prey, and encouraged by numbers will assail the Boaron every side. He will not be idle, but impelled by the great strength of his neck,the tusk will be used mercilessly, and the prostr
. The life and habits of wild animals . n his post of vantage,grunts aloud his defiance. The cries of the discomfited wolves bring others to theiraid, and over the moonlit snow the shadowy forms of many loping creatures are seenadvancing to help their brethren. Soon the fight will become more desperate andfurious. Urged on by long-experienced hunger, the wolves will forget the dangerin their desire to secure the prey, and encouraged by numbers will assail the Boaron every side. He will not be idle, but impelled by the great strength of his neck,the tusk will be used mercilessly, and the prostrate bodies of his foes will layaround and before him, crimsoning the snow with their life blood as it streams frommany a gaping wound, while the cries of the combatants arouse the sleepingechoes of the wood. At length dismayed and discomfited by his valiant defence,the few survivors among his assailants will gradually slink away, leaving him toemerge from his secure position, a victor in this desperate conflict at close quarters. PLATE. AT CLOSE QUARTERS. STRATEGY VERSUS STRENGTH.
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