#pure wolf

Brothers

“Adolph Murie bottle-reared a wolf pup as part of his field studies that would be developed into his most famous work, The Wolves of Mt. McKinley (1944).

Murie took a very young bitch pup from a pack’s den. Her eyes weren’t even open when he took her from the den, so when she matured she knew only the world of man and his dogs. She matured into a very friendly creature, who loved to play with both children and dogs.

Photo 1: Wags playing with a malamute puppy.

Photo 2: Wags playing with a little girl.

Wags was such a friendly, playful animal that Murie would describe her as “the most friendly ‘dog’ I have ever known.”

“We have doomed the wolf not for what it is, but for what we have deliberately and mistakenly perceived it to be - the mythologized epitome of a savage, ruthless killer - which is, in reality, no more than a reflected image of ourself.”

Wolf and the Muse: Full Bloom with Jamie Lynne by Stephen Canino

Wolf and the Moon by Stephen Canino Photography