CHAPTER IX.

THE DOG FAMILY--WOLVES--JACKALS--FOXES, ETC.

THE WOLF--Historical Account--Geographical Distribution--Characteristics--Habits--Destructiveness--Tame Wolves--Varieties of the Wolf--THE PRAIRIE WOLF--THE RED WOLF--THE JACKAL--Its Character--Habits--“Jackal’s Horn”--Occurrence--THE BLACK-BACKED JACKAL--THE SENEGAL JACKAL--THE AGUARA--THE COMMON FOX--Characters distinguishing it from the true Dogs--Its Habits--Cunning--Occurrence--THE ARCTIC FOX--Its supposed Change of Colour according to Season--Its Habits--The Value of its Skin--THE FENNEC--THE LONG-EARED FOX--Why made a Distinct Genus--THE RACOON DOG--THE HYÆNA DOG--Its Character and Habits 149