The morning news., 1897-07-18
ANIMALS IN PARTNERSHIP.
Two wolves and "a Panther Go Into
Partnership as Hunters of Game,

Partnership as Hunters of Game.
From the New York Commercial.
There are instances of animals of DIFF
ferent species entering into an agreement
for mutual benefit which would seem to
prove that they have the faculty of learn
ing other languages than their own, Just
as the dog, horse. and other domestic and
some wild animals learn a limited yocabu-
larry Of the language of man.
A remarkable instance of this kind Is re-
ported from Bredvile, Me, where it ap-
pears two wolves and a panther formed
an alliance for the hunt.
Barker Simpkins and Fred Parsley"
the Bredville Local says Were hunting
over on the Old Pine ride a few days ago,
when they heard a yelping sound across
the swamp as II dogs were chasing deer
As the sounds came closer the men made
haste with still hunters caution 20 two
runways that cross the bridge, hoping to
get a shot at the dogs, since IL Is against
the law to hunt deer with dogs in this
state Slmpkins took to the runway on
the north side of the ridge and had scarce
ly waited ten minutes when he heard the
steady beat Of a running deer's hoofs IN
the swamp. The deer came into sight
twenty rods away, headed very nearly to-
ward the place where the man was seated
and had come within ten rods or the man
when a 1.-THE form leaped from big birch
tree branch, hit the deer and rolled over
and over with II. The deer never got up
again. It's neck having been broken.
"simpklns was so surprised that he for
got 20 shoot for "A minute, when the ani-
mails that were In pursuit Of the deer came
into view. They were wolves, tail ana
gaunt, with gray hair. The wolves ran
without hesitation to the deer
..4N.4
had killed It. which simpkins made
out to be a panther. tore at the deer $
throat. the wolves bit through the skin Of
the launches and ate chunks Of the smOk-
ing flesh, unopposed by the panther.
Less than a week later another hunter,
Sam Wells, found the trails OF two doglike
sets Of paws on a deer trail. Following
these two miles Wells came 20 a gully and
there we're the remnants OF the deer, and
tho leaps a panther had made left an un-
mistakable trail.
"Nick Schumacher a German. living
two miles from Bredvilc. a farmer and
sheep raiser, heard a wild commouou In
the sheep shelter IN the pasture, which
begins thirty rods from his house. Has
tening into n pair OF overalls and felt
boots Schumacher took his rife ana made
his way rapidly along the path to the
shelter. The shecp-there had been hfty-
eight OF them In all-were seen to be rae
luE ABOUT ln All nlIfNIoiNs uAfhAlNH III
fear on the mans approach a long ami
NAL bounded or through the snow, but
until Il was beyond the sheep no shots
were fred. and they were Intellectual when
they were made. Two other animals were
there, but the German ala not see them.
Their trails found IN the morning showed
them 10 have been wolves, probably, and
the trail Of the jumper WAS that Of q pam
ther. Eight sheep were killed. some Of
them being literally torn IN TWO.
"The last heard Of the odd trio was
Yesterday. Burt Jones went fox hunting
with his dog. a half bull and half hound
which had put many bears into trees.
Finding the wolves trail Jones put his dog
onto u. Three hours later Jones. who
followed the trail Of his dog. came up with
q. a hip and biz Of the backbone were
on "a log and tracks Indicated that one OF
the wolves had lain thore to eat its share.
The head ana foreHnoudcrs had plainly
fallen 10 che lot Of the panther. for the
bones were found under a branch OF a
large beech, au N dropped from tho beech
The rest Of the body had gone 90 the sec-
ond wolf and lay where the trampiod
snow showed the dogs last fighting place.
II looked 20 Jones as Il the wolves had