THE "WISE-ONE."
Ennst Thompson-Seton, in-his new book, "Life Histories of Northern Animals," maintains that there is no Salic law, even among the elks of the Wapiti herd. He says:— "The individual in that herd who can impress on the others that he is the wise one —the safe one to follow—eventually becomes the leader. '. Numberless observations show that this wise one is not the big bull, but almost invariably an elderly female.- The big bull might drive them, but not lead them. She is the one that has impressed the others with the idea that she is safe to follow —that she will lead into no foot traps; that she knows.the best pastures and best salt licks and the watering places that are safe and open all around; that her eyes and oars are keen, and that she will take good care of herself, and incidentally of the band. This female leadership is common to almost, if not all, hornad ruminants.".
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 776, 28 March 1910, Page 8
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161THE "WISE-ONE." Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 776, 28 March 1910, Page 8
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