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WHEN in The Asturias in 1885, I was told of a very curious case of animal instinct, which may be worth recording. Wolves are by no means unfrequent in The Asturias, and often attack the young foals which are sent up to pasturage with the mares in the mountains. The experienced danger seems to have begotten a precautionary instinct of a very intelligent kind. It is said that, on an alarm of wolves, the mares and foals congregate for mutual protection and common defence. The mares form themselves into a sort of cordon, heads outwards, surrounding a space inclosing the young foals, and are ready for attacking with their fore-feet the wolves on their approach.
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MAW, G. Wolves, Mares, and Foals. Nature 35, 297 (1887). https://doi.org/10.1038/035297a0
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