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Originally appearing in Volume V11, Page 353 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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WOLF .—See also:

Size 50X25 in. Is closely allied to the See also:dog tribe and, like the jackals, is found through a wide range of the See also:world,—See also:North and See also:South See also:America, See also:Europe and See also:Asia. See also:Good supplies are available from North America and See also:Siberia and a very few from See also:China. The best are the full furred ones of a very See also:pale bluish-See also:grey with See also:fine flowing See also:black See also:top See also:hair, which are obtained from the See also:Hudson See also:Bay See also:district. Those from the See also:United States and Asia are harsher in quality and browner. A few black See also:American specimens come into the See also:market, but usually the quality is poor compared to the lighter furred See also:animal. The Siberian is smaller than the North American and the See also:Russian still smaller. Besides the wolf propera large number of See also:prairie or dog wolves from America and Asia are used for cheaper rugs. In size they are less than See also:half that of a large wolf and are of a See also:motley sandy See also:colour. See also:Numbers of the Russian are retained for See also:home use. The finest wolves are very See also:light weighted and most suitable for See also:carriage aprons, in fact, ideal for the purpose, though lacking the strength of some other furs. Wolves . value 2s.

6d. to 64s. Dog wolves . Is. to 2s. 6d.

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