Never Cry Wolf

Never Cry Wolf

by Mowat, Farley

4.7 (2,000)

4.7 stars from 2,000 reviews. Top 80% of Nonfiction books we track.

142 pages~2.4 hr readPublished by Open Road Media

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  • You're curious about animals beyond the myths we've built around them and want to understand what wolves actually do.
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  • You're interested in how one person's observations can shift an entire culture's view of another species.

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  • You want a dry scientific paper with rigorous methodology and peer-reviewed data.
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About this book

In 1948, biologist Farley Mowat traveled to northern Manitoba, Canada, to investigate the declining caribou population in the region. Many believed wolves were responsible for the caribou's decline. Mowat expected to encounter the dangerous predators of popular belief, but his summer of observation revealed something different. Mowat discovered that wolves possessed remarkable capacity for loyalty, virtue, and playfulness. Never Cry Wolf documents a wolf pack whose interactions and behaviors paralleled human social structures. Through humor and narrative detail, Mowat challenged the widespread "savage wolf" characterization, presenting these animals in a new light. The book influenced governments to establish protective legislation for wolves in northern regions.

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