3 Among the Wolves: A Couple and Their Dog Live a Year with Wolves in the Wild (Large Print 16pt) - Softcover
Synopsis
Helen and Bill Thayer, accompanied by their part-wolf, mostly Husky dog, Charlie, set out on foot to live among wild wolf packs - first in the Canadian Yukon and then in the Arctic. They eventually set up camp within 100 feet of a wolf den, and are greeted with apprehension at first. They establish trust over time, because the wolves accept Charlie as the alpha male of the newly arrived ''pack.'' The Thayers discover the complexities of wolf family structure, including how pups are reared and how the injured are tenderly cared for. They view the intricacies of the hunt firsthand - how ravens direct wolves to prey in exchange for carrion - as well as the wolves' finely honed survival skills and engaging playfulness. Readers observe the ways Helen and Bill model pack behavior and how they address an unforeseen event: the Arctic wolves attempt to lure Charlie to join them.
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Review
Praise for Polar Dream: "A compelling page turner that kept this reader up all night. ... This honest straightforward tale puts to shame the accounts of commercially subsidized and promoted polar expeditions,"
"Thayer is an explorer-naturalist of a breed that in the modern age is more threatened than wolves. She is not a millionaire, an academic, a government scientist or the sponsored face of a large corporation. . . . Instead, she's a self-taught, self-finan
About the Author
Helen Thayer lives in Snohomish, WA.
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