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196 GENERAL REMARKS
beaft difcovered by the herd, than the filly creatures, inftead of
running towards the tents, and putting themfelves under the fafe-
guard of men, fly towards the woods, where fome are overtaken
and killed by the wolf, who is obferved to ufe his utmoft endea-
yours to keep betwixt them and the tents when he finds them
feeding at a diftance. In this purfuit the wolf has the advantage
of the rein-deer when they are running down hill, and he is fure
to overtake and feize it: but it is not the fame up hill. If the
wolf catch the rein-deer by the haunch, it often happens that the
deer efcapes; and when he obtains his prey, it is generally by faf-
tening on its throat, by which means he {trangles the poor animal
in a fhort time. The miffionary fays, he faw fix at one time lying
on the fnow, killed by wolves who had been driven away on the
alarm being given: upon examination of the carcafes, no wound
appeared to have been inflicted, fo dexteroufly had thefe deftructive
enemies effected their purpofe. It is obfervable, that the wolf
never devours his prey on the fpot where he kills it, but drags it
away to fome diftance ; and it is further remarked, the miffionary
tells us, that in devouring it, he places the head towards the eaft ;
at leaft, he fays, the {keletons are always found in the woods placed
in that pofition. I cannot fay that F give entire credit to this re-
port : probably the good miffionary has been mifinformed. Whilft
the wolves are on the hunt for their prey, they appear always to be
accompanied by a number of crows and ravens, and the Laplanders
are commonly apprized of the wolf’s approach by the clamour of
thefe birds. It has been noticed, that fuch rein-deer as were faf-
tened
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