Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 156, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1913 — Mutt, Chief Bully of the Wolf Dens, Reformed [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Mutt, Chief Bully of the Wolf Dens, Reformed

NEW YORK. —Mutt has refmmed. There is no doubt about this. He Is just as 'nice and amiable now as any wolf in captivity. He was not always noted for this. For thYee years he reigned supreme as chief bully of the wolf dens in the New York zoological parks. Now a little cub has taught him to behave himself, and when Mutt gets out of the hospital he will be good. Most of the wolves in the park are as tame as house dogs. They like to be petted by the keepers and know their friends. They seldom snarl or growl, and do not show wolfish traits until feeding time and then all th4y do.is to howl with joy when they see the: kepers coming with the meat.

When'still a cub Mutt showed that he was going to be different. He began by fighting with his brothers and sifters, and then with all the others in the dens. His tamper and bullying got worse as he grew older, and then he was given the name which he now bears. A few days ago Mutt tried to show that he was the ruler of the dens by refusing to let the other wolves eat any of the meat thrown to them until

he had taken what he wanted. Even after he had a full dinner he refused to let the others get near the meat Then a cub, only a year old, decided to reform the bully. Mutt was chewing a bone and the cub ran up and snatched it from him. The other wolf started after him. The cub ran up on the rocks in the back of the cage. Mutt was right behind him. The cub ran to the edge and then dropped. Mutt was running too fast to stop and tumbled over him. As a result of his fall Mutt landed ten -feet below on the concrete. He tried to get up, but could not and began to howl With ptfin. The Injured animal was carried to the hospital and splints and bandages were adjusted. - ”