Moreover,
the wolf kills even closer kinsfolk than the fox. When pressed by hunger
it will undoubtedly sometimes seize a coyote, tear it in pieces and
devour it, although during most of the year the two animals live in
perfect harmony. I once myself, while out in the deep snow, came across
the remains of a coyote that had been killed in this manner. Wolves are
also very fond of the flesh of dogs, and if they get a chance promptly
kill and eat any dog they can master--and there are but few that they
cannot. Nevertheless, I have been told of one instance in which a wolf
struck up an extraordinary friendship with a strayed dog, and the two
lived and hunted together for many months, being frequently seen by the
settlers of the locality. This occurred near Thompson's Falls, Montana.
Usually wolves are found singly, in pairs, or in family parties, each
having a large beat over which it regularly hunts, and also at times
shifting its ground and travelling immense distances in order to take up
a temporary abode in some new locality--for they are great wanderers.
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