From: pasta@dontemailme.com   
      
   I realize this isn't really "old" west, but it   
   is a true story with a "new" west twist.   
      
   I often see a pack of coyotes cavorting in the open   
   fields mid-day on my regular bicycle route. One   
   day I was startled by one standing at the roadside,   
   not ten yards from where I had to pass. But I was   
   also puzzled by its size, and the gorgeous color of   
   its coat. I'd never seen a coyote with such a   
   vari-colored coat so lush and long. It paid me   
   absolutely no heed as I stood there watching it   
   watching a gopher hole, and I finally moved on.   
   It wasn't until later that it suddenly dawned on me   
   that what I'd actually seen was a grey wolf! None   
   have been released in my locale, but they have been   
   released hundreds of miles to the west of me in   
   the Gila Wilderness area of NM and AZ.   
      
   Two days ago I got confirmation when I ran into   
   our local animal control officer who said he was   
   looking for a grey wolf that people keep reporting   
   in the area. I can only assume that these grey   
   wolves have little fear of people since they were   
   bred in captivity and kept there until old enough   
   to fend for themselves when released into the wild.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)