Never Cry Wolf
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4.6 • 59 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
This international bestseller that changed the way we look at wolves “opens new horizons in understanding animal nature and intelligence” (Newsday).
In 1948, Farley Mowat landed in the far north of Manitoba, Canada, a young biologist sent to investigate the region’s dwindling population of caribou. Many people thought that the caribous’ conspicuous decline had been caused by the tundra’s most notorious predator: the wolf. Alone among the howling canine packs, Mowat expected to find the bloodthirsty beasts of popular conception. Instead, over the course of a summer spent observing the powerful animals, Mowat discovered an animal species with a remarkable capacity for loyalty, virtue, and playfulness.
Praised for its humor and engrossing narrative, Never Cry Wolf describes a group of wolves whose interactions and behaviors seem strikingly similar to our own. Mowat humanizes these animals that have long been demonized, turning the widespread narrative of the “savage wolf” on its head and inspiring many governments to enact protective legislation for the North’s most mysterious creature.
Customer Reviews
Superb Book!
A fantastic storyteller, Mowat describes the wolf unlike any tale you have heard in your youth. Majestic animals that are often misunderstood and vilified, unfairly, you will learn a great deal about their true nature and importance in the circle of life. Highly recommended for young and old alike, it’s a book you cannot put down until finished...and then you still want to hear more!
book for school
decent read for apes. beginning was incredibly boring and it definitely fell flat in terms of pulling me in at some points, but it was also very interesting learning about the wolves and how the point about how it was the humans not the wolves who ruined everything kept coming up. also the wolves were cute😭😭😭 definitely one of the better books i had to read for school
Sentient
A must read book that serves as an eye opener for what remains of intelligent creatures in the wild. Well written with a welcome touch of British sarcasm. I would have given 5 stars only because I wished to know more and found the book too short.