Never Cry Wolf, by Mowat, Farley
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Never Cry Wolf, by Mowat, Farley. Little, Brown and Company: Boston, Massachusetts, 1963. Edition: Sixth printing. Hardcover, 247 pages. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine.

Condition: Good in a Good jacket. Spine ends bumped, with fading at lower spine end. Page edges at top are gray, and there is one dog-eared page. Jacket has folds and closed tears along top margin.

Contents: A wonderfully written account of a summer studying wolves, while the author was an official biologist for the Canadian government, on a mission to study the range, population ratio, and habits of wolves. The writing is both humorous and poignant.

From the jacket

Mowat unraveled the complex tactics of wolves on a hut; investigated the male rituals of marking off the "family boundaries." He tested, by trying it himself, the nutritional value of the wolf's summer diet -- mice. He observed the hospitality meted out to visiting wolves and learned how cubs are reared and educated. He found that the wolf is an adept fisherman, a loyal spouse, and impressive lover. From Ootek, an Eskimo steeped in the ways of wolves, he learned something of their language, and of the meaning behind the Eskimo saying, "The wolf keeps the caribou strong."