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Remains of food, mainly jack rabbits & cottontails are scattered over the snow banks in front of the den and half a cottontail was in the den with the cubs.  A piece of skull of a young [[strikethrough]] animal [[/strikethrough]] calf, freshly killed was lying just below. [[strikethrough]] It seemed to be a young sheep or antelope, & in this case must have been brought 6 or 8 miles. [[/strikethrough]]  The question comes up whether the male has been bringing food to his wife while the puppies were small and I am inclined to believe he has.  He has certainly for the past 9 days that I have know him been a very watchful parent & has risked his life many times to draw me away and has even thought strongly