prairie wolf

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A prairie wolf, nine months old, was shot.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then they heard the call of the prairie wolf a short distance to the west of them, and they believed that Red Dog was summoning his warriors.

From White Otter by Gregor, Elmer Russell

In the midst of an interval of silence—in which the very stillness itself increased the apprehension of the travellers—was heard the long lugubrious whine of a prairie wolf.

From Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora by Reid, Mayne

Only hard men continue in that service, and perhaps the prairie wolf alone knows what becomes of some of the unfit who try it.

From By Right of Purchase by Bindloss, Harold

“This is strange,” continued the vaquero, as the prairie wolf was heard to utter another long whine.

From Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora by Reid, Mayne