St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-13
WOLF, JACKAL AND FOX.
ETORIES OF KEEN INTEALhi-
CENCE IN ANIMALS.
ToturaIists Find in Them What
Seems to Be Reasoning
Power.

Power.
Philadelphia Press.
Attempts have been made to domestl-
,ate the wolf and the fox, but With
ont much success. An inquiry, there
fore into the intelligence shown by the
dogs relatives will be confined 10 the
study of their habits in state OF ma
ture. lx +ba
wolves and jackals are among the
,nip,als which nunt in packs, as well
as in couples or individually. In tne
1rst of these methods there IS Attie
room for striking intelligence, put III
the other two we find abundant proofs
IF two wolves meet with flock pro-
tected by a dog they know very wen
that the dog will protect the snesp "
the last. They are also aware thal INC
dogs keen scent will bring him on tHeil
long before the shepherd. so they en-
ercise a feint. The two wolves DIP
Droach secretly, at some distance lioli'
each other and then one OF theill SUI
denIv discloses himself to the dog,
ottrao+s his attention, so as to induce
him to rush at him, and then runs
Meanwhile. the other wolf SEXES d
sheen and escapes with it to the WOOD
Dr Rae. the Arctic traveller, relates
how wolves will take the bait from
,-,,n-+ran without danger to themselves
by first cutting the line or cord Whlch
connects the bait and the trigger ne
also saws: Il may also mention via
7 have been told, although nave heNe!
had an opportunity OF seeing H. ll''.
wolves watch the fishermen VINO Sc
lines in deep water for trout tnloos u
holes in the ice in Lake Superior anu
very soon after the man mas leit' nc
wolf goes ND to the place, takes Eolu
of the stick which is placed across llle the
hole and attached to the line, trotS Oh
with il along the ice until the Dali 10
brought 20 the surface lneil leCui ii'
and eats the bait and the fish, IL any
happens to be on the hook. me lioo 1
of Lake Superior are very large dN0
the bats are of a size in proportioI.
Those who have had opporlulli..t'e S0
cor observing wolves tell that the
Young ones have little sense OIL uali5I
INT are full of curiosity, whereas lhe
n1der ones scent danger in every sound
ond live a life of suspicion and unrest.
1Tbis is evidently the result OF expert
onca and not merely an instinct, ana
&c such has a claim to be regarded DIS
on exhibition of intelligence. Another
,,oin+ in which the same application Vi
avnerience is made, is the behavior ol
the wolf when pursued by dogs. he
does not resort to tricks OF doupllils VI
concealment, but runs stralght ahedu'
trusting to his powers OIL endui 1llC0
Int he always runs with his nose W li.e
wind, so that he may get all the pe tl.
of scent, and not run INTO all dhlo"'
cade or a new danger.
Jackals are much more cunning llial
wolves. and approach the fox more
nearly in the exhibition OF cra1tlness'
Tbov are natives of Northern Alrlca
ond Southern Asia, and are nocturnal
animals. Combining in packs OF nun
ing in associat tons of several Ilellloeie ,,
thew will pull down antelopes anu
sheen. but when they seek thelr prey
singIy they are content WIN siild ~
animals and poultry. Ihey are lc &c,
tanned when caught young, anu VIII az
like dogs when called by their 11lds'elo,
crouching and Wagging their tailS aiiu
rolling on the ground, put inc 't.s
wolf, are not to be trusted, lol 49,
reennct only the hand of their maSlel
1E, ponanes relates a remarkable
story told him by a gentleman wei! ac-
ol,o;n+ad with British India, Where
iecl,aIs abound, which points TO the
DOSSGSSlOl VI NiiN~N @'
reasoning faculty. .. :.
sTrbie gentleman was waiting in
tree TO shoot tigers as they came 10
drink at a large lake, sklrted by d
dense Jingle, when about midnight
large axis deer emerged from the lat
tor and went to the waters edge. 1Hell
If stoned and shifted the air IN the III
rection of the jungle, as II suspecliliS
the presence of an enemy: appaIe!iliS
satisfied. however, it began to dflnk'
and continued to do so for an lhoruiil-
ate length of time. When literary
swollen with water it turned TO go llto
the iungle. but was met at its extreme
margin by a jackal, which, with ShaiP
yelp. turned it again into the open.
"The deer seemed startled, and ran
along the shore for some distance, Wneh
it again attempted to enter the jungle
hut was again met and driven back III
the same manner. The night pelng
calm, my friend could hear this process
repeated time after time-the yelps pc
coming successfully fainter and fainter
in the distance, until they became
wholly inaudible The '~,ratagem thus
employed was sufficiently evident The
lake having long narrow shore inter-
yening between it and the jungle, the
iackals formed themselves in line along
it while concealed within the extreme
edge of the cover, and waited until the
deer was waterlogged.
Their prey, being thus rendered
heavy and short-winded, would fall an
easy victim if induced TO run sufil-
GENTLY far, i. e., if prevented from en-
tering the jungle. 1t was, OF course, I'M
possible to estimate the number OF
jackals engaged in this hunt, for it is
not impossible that as soon as one had
done duty in one place, it outran the
deer to await it in another. A native
servant who accompanied my friend
told him that this was d stratagem
habitually employed by the jackals in
that place, and that they hunted in
sufficient numbers to leave nothing but
the bones"
Sir E. Tennent, the writer of NAT
ural History of Ceylon," says: AT
dusk and after nightfall pack Of jack
ais, having watched a hare or small
deer take refuge in one of these retreats,
Immediately surrounded il on all sides
and having stationed few to watch
the path by which the game entered,
the leader commenced the attack by
raising the cry peculiar to their race,
and which resembles the sound 'okkay,
loudly and rapidly repeated. The whole
party then rushed in the jungle to drive
out the victim, which generally falls il
the ambush previously laid to entrap it
"a native gentleman, who had favor
able opportunities OF observing tbs
movements of these animals, informed