OH MY GOODNESS!! i live in cannon falls too! what happens if i get eaten?! oh my i fret about my little children and their children and then theres other people too, i guess. sad, well good luck :)
Wolves don't eat people.
Wolves are carniverous, but if your children are playing in their yard in complete daylight, no sane wolf is going to come out of his hiding place to attack them. Wolves eat hares, mice, deer, and even bigger things if they're in a pack, like elk or even moose. No matter how big a moose is, though, it is still lower on the food chain than a wolf. Humans are at the top of the food chain, always. Wolves don't look upon humans as creatures to kill and eat, but predators to run away from and fear. You have no reason to fret about your little children and neighbors. Relax.
i agree with you but just make sure your kids dont do anything to upset the creatures living there and make sure they dont do anything to make themselfs a threat because wolves have a good memorey
Thats would be correct, wolves are generally shy towards humans. On the other hand, we're starting to hunt them again, which is ok 'cause they're getting smarter and will eventually outsmart us all.
That's right, I know for a fact that a wolf will only attack if starved and there is nothing left to eat, or if it's disabled and what it's attacking is the only thing available, and even then, if it's in a pack and just on it's own for the time being, like hunting for the cubs if there are any, it won't endanger the pack by attacking humans. Besides, they are not a stupid animal, and know not to attack anything stronger than the pack.
nikki i hopee you are joking, if you really do have a wolf please, please give him a wild life expert, wolves are not tame! EVERYONE SAVE THE WOLVES IN ALASKA FROM AERIAL HUNTING !!!!!!!!!!!!
Sooo cool! i had to reed Julie & the wolves in class this year! it is an awsome book! Also my class report is on a wolf book that i have to make! Thats why im on this website to get ideas!!!!! :0)
you have a pet wolf? no offense, but they should be outside, unless it wsas abandoned or something,it needs to be in its natural terriotry, not a enviorment with couches and dog food.
I saw a wolf two days ago at the Minnesota Zoo. I was glad that it looked happy; sometimes they look so bored and sad. It is great that we can have them in zoos and still have them be happy because it is essential to educate people about wolves. The International Wolf Center in Ely, MN, does an especially good job at educating and helping wolves. Wolves are also becoming more plentiful at Yellowstone, an amazing natural wonder. Because my family farms and has pets, I know what it is like to be on the opposing side of wolves (we don't have any in our area, but their "cousins", the coyotes present a clear enough picture, having just recently lost a few cats to them.) However, it is important to be on the side of the wolves and help them as much as we can so that not only we can enjoy their beauty, grace, and the wisdom they bring, but so can future generations!
I have see wolf only two times in nature in my hole life.... So i don`t have really much to tell about it, but i have some kind story about wolf (Fairytale).... Here it gomme:
Once about a time when young wolf killed holly white deer and get a punishment from the goods. And that wolf get killed. But becaus that wolf wasen`t have any idea what did he do wrong, the greates good cive him new eternial life, inside the bobby of half man and half beast..... When time has go on and go on did one of thoise good die, but becaus into heaven must always be twelve element goods, decide greates good cive that cursed wolf power of goods.... And that is how O`kami (Note: O`kami is japan word whic mean great good) soul of wolf was boorn....
Brety intresting story isen`t it? ^_^ ..... But now if i tell you one of thoise times when i see wolf... I was about 12 years old when i first meet a wolf.... I was skiing in forrest when i saw it. Wolfs fur was in crabby shape, but still it was one of the world most wonderfull thing.... That wolf diden`t care me much just run away.... but still it was nice experience.
i have never seen a wolf in my hoouse befor but thet must of been awsome to see. were you scared? i would probley faint and scream my lungs out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Smoky. Not what I'd name it.Just saying not what'd I'd name it.Also not saying that smoky is a bad name just saying wouldn't have named him that.Plus "smoky" that souds like part of a western movie name.
yea but i meet a wolf on a walk with freinds and it was really skinny it was trying to catch a chipmuck it was so hungry so we took out our ham sandwiches and threw it the ham he was black so i named him Shadow Weaver because he liked to weave throught trees!!
Yeah my family named a dead fish smoky so i'd doubt i would anme it that. Seeing how amny people adore wolves beg the question if so many people like them why are they endangered? Anywho everybody just try to be civil towards nature and treat every animal with respect =D
How was the wolf hary? Does this mean hairy? I am interested in knowing, becuase i believe that wolves are very imporant to our enviorment, which is constantly deteriorating. Did you see it more than once?
I love wolfs! THEY ARE SOOOO CUTE! im new to this page?i wish to meet a wolf! wolfs dont want to harm us!we are meaner than them!we kill them for fur! they kill us to live and protect they have no clue who could just pull a gun out and boom gone!we are meaner than wolfs! i like talking to people who understand
I have a pet wolf, they arnt really "pets" more of a companion with mutual tolerance. Its legit, he has a 2.5 acre pen in deep woods, with a 8' chainlink walls and a double gate. I didnt pull him from the wild, he was born in captivity so i dont feel bad about not lettimg him go. He eats a high fat science diet dry mixed with 5lbs of raw/ semi-raw meat per day. Wolves are great "pets" and arnt agressive if you raise them correctly. i Hate all this BS around "ohh pet wolf let him go in the wild you a-hole" sheesh. True you cant have them around children or cuddle with them, but then again they arnt dogs. They're wolves. You can pet him and play w/ them as long as you know their body lauange and what to look for. I will admit when people keep a wolf chained to the tree. They are a demanding pet that takes alot of time work and money, but the rewards of being with such a beautiful animal are completely worth it.
one time when me my mom my dad and my brother were leaving the boundary waters my brother saw a timberwolf that had come onto the road to cross but then saw our car and went back and by the time that me my mom and dad looked up all we saw was its tail .
I went with my girl scout troop to a wolf center for an overnight, a few years ago and there was an older wolf named Thor, who was almost blind because he had been fed cow's milk, instead of wolve's, when he was young. But he still became the domanit male.
I REMEMBER THE WOLF LUCAS FROM WHEN I VISITED THE INTERNATIONAL WOLF CENTER WHEN I WAS 3! I AM NOW 15. I AM AGAIN VISITING THE WOLF CENTER NEXT MONDAY! I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL OF THE WOLVES THAT I STILL REMEMBER! SEE YOU ALL SOON!
-EMILY
Yeah, if you corner them and poke them with a stick, but what sane human does that? And can we all establish that scary is NOT spelled with an E? Thank you.
I like wolves. They're not "people in furry suits" like some delusional people think, but they -are- highly intelligent animals and we can learn a lot from them. Killing a wolf should be punishable by at least a 25-year prison sentence.
I do not know why he ws wandering around..the sight of the wolf made shiver...Rohan was excited. But we could not get out of the car. The wolf seemed hungry and was looking for beavers in thenearby woods..may be
I do not know if it was an endangered species..anyway, i hope I see more animals..!
I think woves are good for the ecosystem because the dear population grows more and more everyday, and wolves would eat the dear keeping the daer population down.
well in the northern states they restricted deer hunting and then the deer population was getting out of control, deer were getting in peoples gardens and causeing hundreds of accidents they were becoming a big problem, so they changed the restriction so the deer population would get under control.
I saw a bunch wolves at yellowstone there was about 10 of them they were Little to and some were huge wolves are cool but i would not get close is my advice to you they would not let us get close either
We also saw wolves in Yellowstone and they were being chased around by an elk. He was protecting his herd, but it was interesting because you would expect it to be the other way around.
My family also saw a wolf at Yellowstone in one of the prairies by the road. We watched it pounce on something, but we were not sure what it was because of the grass. A rabbit or rodent possibly? Either way, it was cool to see how it patiently crept up to it, and then pounced!
We were coming home from a hockey game when my family saw a timberwolf.
We new it was one whenwe saw it because our dog is bigger than cotye and it was bigger than our dog.
This summer i went to Ely and we went to the wolf center. We got to see lots of wolves. The wolves were really cute and I wanted to pet them, but the cartakers wouldn't let me. I think that wolves are the best!!
I personnal think that wolves are not the most awesome of all aniamls but in fact it is the LIGER that heads the coolest animal commitee. wolves are just the peons of the liger army.
That comment honestly made you sound imbecilic.
There are honestly more polite ways to say that you prefer ligers to wolves other than calling them "pee-ons".
That's just crude and childish.
But ligers cannot reproduce in the wild. They were bred with a lion and a tiger. They are human made. Ligers would not even exist if humans did not breed them.
Oh, I don't know. There still are Asiatic lions. The big cats of South Asia could have a block party now and again, and you never know who's going to wake up next to whom. Right? Depending on what kind of party we're talking about.
So, in conclusion... why am I writing this on the Wolf Stories thread?
When I went to the Como zoo I looked into the wolf exhibit. There were'nt any.
My dad said, "Look, a wolf," and I squinted really hard. It was very hot, so I
could'nt see it very well. His head was moving. he was sitting in the woods of the
cage. I have never seen a wolf before. After all, I don't live in Minnesota. I live
in Indiana.
I believe wolves are a bit over-rated. I agree on them being cool creatures, not being able to see them often in the wild, but as far as beauty goes, they are not that pretty. They look like skinny grey dogs. But all in all, I still enjoy seeing them.
it isn't the body, it's the eyes huge, golden eyes that search your soul
SAVE THE WOLVES!!!! AERIAL HUNTING OF WOLVES IN ALASKA IS UNETHICAL AND SCIENTIFICALLY BOGUS!
This is not my story about wolves but I was reading the Aftenposten (a Norwegian newspaper) and encountered a rather unusual wolf story. Two ladies were hiking down a mountain carrying freshly caught fish when they were “circled” by two wolves. The wolves got so close, the ladies could practically touch them! Frozen stiff, the ladies didn’t know what to do. However, the wolves decided to retreat the way they approached. The ladies were left unharmed. Why do you think the wolves retreated?
There are a few defining characteristics differentiating wolves from coyotes. Physically wolves are twice the size of coyotes and exhibit larger ears and longer noses. Wolves howl in long tones while coyotes tend to vocalize with yups and yaps. The Michigan DNR had an excellent pictorial representation of the differences between wolves (Michigan Gray Wolf) and coyotes. To conclude, sheer size seems to be the determining factor between wolves and coyotes.
It was a beautiful sight when we gazed uponed a pack of wolves more than 15 feet away. There were many hills, and the wolves didn't see us. At one time they were howling to the skies. Sure they might be dangerous, but that's only true when they don't see you :). Nothing's better than seeing Nature take fold.
I agree. I have never seen a wolf but I wish I could, I have always admired wolfs. Wolfs are amazing and powerful creature people can learn much from them.
i live in the big city, seattle. we don't have any wolves there, but there are probably some in the outlying foothills, below mt. rainier. in the streets you see big dogs, reminiscient of the animals, probably their urbanized descendents.
Red Wolves are native to the South Eastern part of the USA- Historically found along the Gulf Coast and up toward the Carolinas. Your wolf may have had a reddish color but was most likely a Gray wolf/ Timber wolf. Christine
I saw a pack of wolves chase a moose until his chest was heaving so deeply that his speed was delayed and the wolves pounced him. It was difficult to watch, disgusting, and made me hate wolves forever
What about humans? Out of all the creatures on this planet, I'd say the human is the absolute worst. If you're going to hate a creature because it killed something, hate humans. Humans not only kill animals, they've caused to endanger and sometimes lead some to extinction.
Wolves are beautiful creatures that have been pushed around TOO many times by people that HONESTLY BELIEVE a wolf will eat their children. LUDICROUS! Wolves do not attack humans, in fact, there haven't been any reported cases of a wolf attacking a human.
That's absolutely wrong. There are plenty of reported cases of wolves attacking humans. When I was doing research for an historical article, I had to read through numerous early Duluth, Minnesota newspapers. During the years 1900 - 1912, I came across dozens of reports of wolf-human confrontations. During one period in 1910 there seemed to be a wolf attack story just about every week.
The most startling newspaper report I came across was a 1911 story from Tashkent in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia which claimed wolves killed all but two in a wedding party of 120 people, including the bride and groom! They were all sledding from one town to another, when the pack of ravenous wolves attacked. I suppose it could all be a folktale or just plain bunk, but here's a link to a copy of the original article which I saved. You can decide for yourself.
Why would a 90-year-old newspaper be any more or less reliable than any other source? Is information about World War I immediately suspect just because it was written 90 years ago?
That's where you yourself may very well be absolutely wrong. After all, it is highly uncharacteristic that a pack of wolves would randomly strike out and kill (unless under the influence of rabies) one hundred and twenty people - besides, I highly doubt that even a larger pack would be capable of such mass slaughter.
True, just because it was put into print over ninety years prior does not necessarily make it fiction, but centuries worth of fact does.
The only case that is possibly likely of such human killing at the hands of a wolf would be the Beast of Gevaudan, which supposedly had one hundred victims between the years of 1764 to 1767.
Besides, as mentioned before by another commentor, humans are really the most vile and cruel beings on this earth, if take ninto consideration. After all, something tells me wolves are incapable of many of the atrocities we humans do to one another, from genocide, to corruption.
If you're anything like me, you've stopped thinking about wolf attacks on humans, and you're wondering what the Beast of Gevaudan is.
Crytozoology buffs, take note: the Beast of Gevaudan is
"...described as being a wolflike creature the size of a cow, with a wide chest, a long sinuous tail with a lion-like tuft of hair at the end, and a greyhound-like head with small straight ears and large protruding fangs. The creature was said to have red fur, and a peculiar black stripe that ran down the length of its back."
Beast of Gevaudan: The text above the drawing translates to, "Drawing of the monster that afflicts Gevaudan. This beast is the size of a young bull. It prefers to attack women and children. It drinks their blood, cuts their head off, and carries them away. 2700 francs are promised to he who kills this animal." (Image from Wikimedia Commons)
Centuries worth of fact have absolutely no bearing on what may or may not have happened to that wedding party. However, our knowledge of wolves behavior does tell us that this would be extremely unusual behavior, and a skeptic would be well justified in seeking additional proof.
RIGHT, THAT IS COMPLETE JUNK! 120 PEOPLE EATEN BY A PACK OF WOLVES WHICH PROBABLY NUMER BETWEEN 8 AND 14, THAT WOULD BE ABOUT... 9 TO 16 PEOPLE EACH !!!!!!! I AM AFRAID THAT IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE FAR TO GULIBLE! GEE, THE GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO KILL ALL OF THE WOLVES AROUND MID 1800-BEGINNING 1900'S I WONDER WHAT THE CONECTION THERE IS...... HONESTLY IT'S JUST PLAIN BUNK
In the 1900's many people would tell stories about wolf attacks to scare children and other people. Noone would go wander off in the woods alone and get lost because they were to scared to leave. you cannot believe everything you read.
What are they going to do, stop by the local Wal-Mart or Publix and buy some Tofu? Honestly, they're carnivores like dogs, not herbivors like the Moose. And really, would you expect one to say "Hello Mr. Moose, would you be as kind as to let us kill you so me and my family can live, thus keeping the animal population from exploding and causing your kind to starve from over grazing?"
Wolves have multiple sources for food. Primarily carnivores, wolves eat a lot of meat paired with other foods. Wolves have a large diet ranging from big game (moose, elk, deer) to berries, insects and worms. Depending on the season, wolves may also eat mice, birds and fish.
Wolves tend to consume their food fast, avoiding predator confrontation. Wolves typically eat every 5-6 hours when food is available and are able to fast up to two weeks.
How do we know what a wolf eats? Researchers learn about a wolf’s diet by studying their waste products otherwise known as their ‘scat.’
I have seen several wolves in Finland, Minnesota, near the state park. They are Timberwolves, and they usually are hanging out close to the road between the state park entrance and the town limits. Beautiful yet dangerous!
hey they may be dangerous but yet they only attack if they feel thretoned and if someone is thretoning them they desurve whats comming to them in my opion. i have seen meany wolves and have actuly had a part artic wolf as a pet. they are vary loving animals and i agree with you when you say they are beautiful and the dangerous partnot so much. dont get me wroung they are but only in some ways.
Wolves are such cool animals! It's also interesting how different indian clans saw them. Some tribes percieved them as enemies, where as others saw them as powerful spirits, not to be disturbed.
We used to visit the wolves at the zoo. One wolf, named Dacota, would come out to meet us at the fence and follow us back and forth as we walked along the other side. When the wolves we knew, including Dacota, left, we were sad. We miss them.
I once saw a wolf howling on a cliff why we were camping. It is believed that when a wolf howls it creates the wind. And according to a Native American belief, if they keep howling, they create fog. Ironically enough, the wolf howled for a few minutes, and the fog rolled in only seconds later.
I think wolves are a beautiful combination of radness and beauty. Combining our ideas and ideals, the pack and the loner, it became for too long more literary motif than animal, but I for one, even as one of those romantically inclined to wolves, think that the violent, cruel and natural ways of the wolf, as well as the benign side of that same coin, the tender mothering (as long as she doesn't eat the little ones...then we're back to violent and cruel), the collaborations, complicated manueverings of several animals somehow communications detailed plans for the hunting about to commence, make the wolf one of the truly complicated, interesting and beautiful beasts that roam our homeland.
i WAS ICE FISHING AT MY CABIN NEAR ELY IN JANUARY. IN THE AFTERNOON I HEARD A PACK OF WOLVES BARKING AND YELPING ON SHORE BUT VERY NEAR TO MY FISH SHANTY. AROUND 5 P.M. WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO CALL IT QUITS FOR THE DAY, I HEARD A LONG WOLF HOWLING BUT BVERY SOFTLY. AROUND 6:30 I WAS GOING TO GO AND TAKE A SAUNA WHEN A WOLF APPEARED BETWEEN THE SAUNA AND BUNKHOUSE APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET AWAY. I HOLLARED AT THE WOLF,HE LOOKED AT ME AND AMBLED DOWN THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE BUNKHOUSE TO THE DRIVEWAY. THE FOLLOWING MORNING WHEN I WAS GOING INTO TOWN, THE WOLF WAS DEAD ON MY ROAD. BEING DARK AT THE TIME, I DID NOT STOP, HOWEVER WHEN I RETURNED I WENT OUT AND EXAMINED THE WOLF AND FOUND PUNCTURE WOUNDS IN HIS NECK. I CALLED THE GAME WARDEN AND TOLD HIM ABOUT THE WOLF AND THE WOUNDS WHICH I WITNESSED. I TOLD HIM IT LOOKED LIKE HE HAD BEEN SHOT. THE WARDEN STATED TO ME THAT HEWOULD COME AND PICK UP THE CARCASS WHICH HE DID. THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND I WAS TOLD BY THE GAME WARDEN THAT THE WOLF WAS NOT SHOT BUT HAD BEEN IN A FIGHT WITH ANOTHER WOLF AND THE PUNCTURE WOUNDS WERE ACTUALLY TEETH MARKS. THE WOLF WEIGHED ABOUT 90 POUNDS STOOD 3 1/2 FEET. I WOULD HATE TO RUN INTO THE WOLF THAT WON THE FIGHT. THE END.
I've not seen any wolves lately except as road kill, sad but that's the
cause of people who don't stop when an animal runs out into the road either @ night or during rush hour
When I went to boundry waters, we stayed in the wilderness in a tent on an island. At night we could hear some of the wolves howl, it was so amazing! And we also found wolf tracks in the sand. It's a shame I never saw one. :(
My dad took me to red wing and then at night he took me to a water tower. I could here wolves everywhere! Then I saw one! My dad started the car and the wolf ran away!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I saw a wolf once from a far while I was driving my car. I was a little scared but then it ran away. I was kinda sad after that. Other than that time I've only seen wolves at the Como Zoo!!!
my favorite animal is a dog also but i dont really think that dogs are like wolves because dog are domesticated and wolves are wild.they are realated though.i still think dogs are are a way better animal though
ME AND MY FRIEND WHERE FOURWHEELING IN THE WOODS BY BRANIRD,MN AND WE SAW AT WOLF BY A WOOD PILE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WOODS RIGHT AS WE SAW IT OUR FOURWHEELER BROKE DOWN AND WE HAD TO WALK A LONG WAYS BACK TO OUR CABIN IT WAS COOL BUT VERY SCARY!
A couple weeks ago I was camping up at Itasca State Park. I didn't actually get to see any wolves, but heard a great program led by a park ranger about wolves. The most interesting thing she shared was that the average northern Minnesota wolf will eat 14 to 18 deer each year. And that's not a bad thing (unless you're one of the deer being eaten, I guess). We have a surplus of deer right now so the wolves help keep those numbers under control.
I saw a wolf at my cabin one day too!!! It was quite amazing in fact. If i were you, I'd be very very lucky to have seen one. But remember, don't go TOO close to the wolf or it may feel harmed and maybe attack you!! =O
The wolf wouldn't attack you, it would snarl maybe and then run away, especially if you put up your arms and made yourself look bigger. A wolf isn't stupid.
I saw wolf in wood by my house. It was big hary and good! I live in Canon Fall and it was chasing a rabbit. I named wolf smoky
I am not sure but I think Canon Falls might be a little far south for wolf territory. I will find out and check back to make sure I am not leading anyone astray.
i like wolfs!!!
i like wolves to
I like wolves too
i like wolves too
wolves are so awesome! i haven't seen ny yet, but i hope to. my friend says that sounds adult-like. oh, well!
I LOVE WOLFS THEY ARE SO COOL BUT I NVERE SEEN ONE YET BUT SEEN PIUTURE LOVE U BOO
Really? That's pretty far south... Sounds cool, though.
You named the wolf Smoky?
of copurse i named my wolf smokey........................
OH MY GOODNESS!! i live in cannon falls too! what happens if i get eaten?! oh my i fret about my little children and their children and then theres other people too, i guess. sad, well good luck :)
I hope it all goes well with you and your children!
Wolves don't eat people.
Wolves are carniverous, but if your children are playing in their yard in complete daylight, no sane wolf is going to come out of his hiding place to attack them. Wolves eat hares, mice, deer, and even bigger things if they're in a pack, like elk or even moose. No matter how big a moose is, though, it is still lower on the food chain than a wolf. Humans are at the top of the food chain, always. Wolves don't look upon humans as creatures to kill and eat, but predators to run away from and fear. You have no reason to fret about your little children and neighbors. Relax.
i agree with you but just make sure your kids dont do anything to upset the creatures living there and make sure they dont do anything to make themselfs a threat because wolves have a good memorey
Thats would be correct, wolves are generally shy towards humans. On the other hand, we're starting to hunt them again, which is ok 'cause they're getting smarter and will eventually outsmart us all.
WOLFS ARE SO COOL
WELL PROTEST THEN! No wolves should be hunted, they are amazing animals and their species is almost extinct.... :(
UNLESS THE WOLF IS CRAZY AND HAS RABIES OR SOMETHING
That's right, I know for a fact that a wolf will only attack if starved and there is nothing left to eat, or if it's disabled and what it's attacking is the only thing available, and even then, if it's in a pack and just on it's own for the time being, like hunting for the cubs if there are any, it won't endanger the pack by attacking humans. Besides, they are not a stupid animal, and know not to attack anything stronger than the pack.
wolves dont eat people,
i have a pet wolf named kapu after the book julie of the wolves and he is nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i love him!!!!!!!
nikki i hopee you are joking, if you really do have a wolf please, please give him a wild life expert, wolves are not tame! EVERYONE SAVE THE WOLVES IN ALASKA FROM AERIAL HUNTING !!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT?! Are arctic wolves under some kind of new threat? They are the ones that are supposed to be unreachable by us.
Sooo cool! i had to reed Julie & the wolves in class this year! it is an awsome book! Also my class report is on a wolf book that i have to make! Thats why im on this website to get ideas!!!!! :0)
you have a pet wolf? no offense, but they should be outside, unless it wsas abandoned or something,it needs to be in its natural terriotry, not a enviorment with couches and dog food.
I read that book, and I just LOVED it. And I can't believe you have a pet wolf. I love it!!!
I saw a wolf two days ago at the Minnesota Zoo. I was glad that it looked happy; sometimes they look so bored and sad. It is great that we can have them in zoos and still have them be happy because it is essential to educate people about wolves. The International Wolf Center in Ely, MN, does an especially good job at educating and helping wolves. Wolves are also becoming more plentiful at Yellowstone, an amazing natural wonder. Because my family farms and has pets, I know what it is like to be on the opposing side of wolves (we don't have any in our area, but their "cousins", the coyotes present a clear enough picture, having just recently lost a few cats to them.) However, it is important to be on the side of the wolves and help them as much as we can so that not only we can enjoy their beauty, grace, and the wisdom they bring, but so can future generations!
Have you seen it again? I think that wolves are awsome!
I have see wolf only two times in nature in my hole life.... So i don`t have really much to tell about it, but i have some kind story about wolf (Fairytale).... Here it gomme:
Once about a time when young wolf killed holly white deer and get a punishment from the goods. And that wolf get killed. But becaus that wolf wasen`t have any idea what did he do wrong, the greates good cive him new eternial life, inside the bobby of half man and half beast..... When time has go on and go on did one of thoise good die, but becaus into heaven must always be twelve element goods, decide greates good cive that cursed wolf power of goods.... And that is how O`kami (Note: O`kami is japan word whic mean great good) soul of wolf was boorn....
Brety intresting story isen`t it? ^_^ ..... But now if i tell you one of thoise times when i see wolf... I was about 12 years old when i first meet a wolf.... I was skiing in forrest when i saw it. Wolfs fur was in crabby shape, but still it was one of the world most wonderfull thing.... That wolf diden`t care me much just run away.... but still it was nice experience.
I hope that you liked my story! Bye!
I went to wyoming and saw a wolf there it was a baby and it was so cute.It's brother was playing with her.
i saw a wolf too once it is so ncoll dont you think
That is so cool! The only wolves I have ever seen are at the zoo. When did you see it and what did it look like?
THAT'S SO COOL!!!! I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A WOLF SOME DAY
wolves cool
HAY DUDE I SAW A WOLF AT CAMP BARNABUS TO IT WAS HUGE.
wow!!!!!so cool!!!!!
i have never seen a wolf in my hoouse befor but thet must of been awsome to see. were you scared? i would probley faint and scream my lungs out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks for reading this note:marie
Smoky. Not what I'd name it.Just saying not what'd I'd name it.Also not saying that smoky is a bad name just saying wouldn't have named him that.Plus "smoky" that souds like part of a western movie name.
yea but i meet a wolf on a walk with freinds and it was really skinny it was trying to catch a chipmuck it was so hungry so we took out our ham sandwiches and threw it the ham he was black so i named him Shadow Weaver because he liked to weave throught trees!!
Yeah my family named a dead fish smoky so i'd doubt i would anme it that. Seeing how amny people adore wolves beg the question if so many people like them why are they endangered? Anywho everybody just try to be civil towards nature and treat every animal with respect =D
wow thats amazing!
How was the wolf hary? Does this mean hairy? I am interested in knowing, becuase i believe that wolves are very imporant to our enviorment, which is constantly deteriorating. Did you see it more than once?
that is a cool story i in red wing and one summer i went to ely we saw a pake of wolves. it was so cool
well thats good do u no wut kind it wuz
I love wolves they are beautiful creatures. They are my favorite animal
I love wolfs! THEY ARE SOOOO CUTE! im new to this page?i wish to meet a wolf! wolfs dont want to harm us!we are meaner than them!we kill them for fur! they kill us to live and protect they have no clue who could just pull a gun out and boom gone!we are meaner than wolfs! i like talking to people who understand
I have a pet wolf, they arnt really "pets" more of a companion with mutual tolerance. Its legit, he has a 2.5 acre pen in deep woods, with a 8' chainlink walls and a double gate. I didnt pull him from the wild, he was born in captivity so i dont feel bad about not lettimg him go. He eats a high fat science diet dry mixed with 5lbs of raw/ semi-raw meat per day. Wolves are great "pets" and arnt agressive if you raise them correctly. i Hate all this BS around "ohh pet wolf let him go in the wild you a-hole" sheesh. True you cant have them around children or cuddle with them, but then again they arnt dogs. They're wolves. You can pet him and play w/ them as long as you know their body lauange and what to look for. I will admit when people keep a wolf chained to the tree. They are a demanding pet that takes alot of time work and money, but the rewards of being with such a beautiful animal are completely worth it.
yeah 1 time i saw 1 in south dakota at my house. i named him Loki
one time when me my mom my dad and my brother were leaving the boundary waters my brother saw a timberwolf that had come onto the road to cross but then saw our car and went back and by the time that me my mom and dad looked up all we saw was its tail .
YOU NEED A GRAMMER CHECK!!!!!!!!!
I suppose it would be cruel to point out the irony.
do you know what kind of wolf it was?
Bears have been spotted in Eagan; so, I suppose animals can be wherever their feet will take them.
I went with my girl scout troop to a wolf center for an overnight, a few years ago and there was an older wolf named Thor, who was almost blind because he had been fed cow's milk, instead of wolve's, when he was young. But he still became the domanit male.
I met that same wolf when I went to wolf ridge as a kid...such a cute wolf.
I REMEMBER THE WOLF LUCAS FROM WHEN I VISITED THE INTERNATIONAL WOLF CENTER WHEN I WAS 3! I AM NOW 15. I AM AGAIN VISITING THE WOLF CENTER NEXT MONDAY! I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL OF THE WOLVES THAT I STILL REMEMBER! SEE YOU ALL SOON!
-EMILY
wolves can be sacery but I guess they can be helpful
Wolves are not scarey because its the other way around they are scared of us but when they feel threatened they will attack.
Yeah, if you corner them and poke them with a stick, but what sane human does that? And can we all establish that scary is NOT spelled with an E? Thank you.
I like wolves. They're not "people in furry suits" like some delusional people think, but they -are- highly intelligent animals and we can learn a lot from them. Killing a wolf should be punishable by at least a 25-year prison sentence.
I agree
one time i saw a really cool wolf by the road.
I do not know why he ws wandering around..the sight of the wolf made shiver...Rohan was excited. But we could not get out of the car. The wolf seemed hungry and was looking for beavers in thenearby woods..may be
I do not know if it was an endangered species..anyway, i hope I see more animals..!
I think woves are good for the ecosystem because the dear population grows more and more everyday, and wolves would eat the dear keeping the daer population down.
i think you r wrong
well in the northern states they restricted deer hunting and then the deer population was getting out of control, deer were getting in peoples gardens and causeing hundreds of accidents they were becoming a big problem, so they changed the restriction so the deer population would get under control.
I BELIEVE YOU ARE WRONG, SAVE THE WOLVES !!!!!!!! LOOK AT THE FACTS OF DEER OVERPOPULATION IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK!!!!!
a sane human Like me or you would of course try and save the wolves but how do you get other people to care?
This whole site needs spellcheck. DEER population. are SCARY. saw A wolf by your house[in Canon Falls]
Me and my sister owned a hybrid wolf for 4 years
i think the animals are nice
I saw a bunch wolves at yellowstone there was about 10 of them they were Little to and some were huge wolves are cool but i would not get close is my advice to you they would not let us get close either
We also saw wolves in Yellowstone and they were being chased around by an elk. He was protecting his herd, but it was interesting because you would expect it to be the other way around.
My family also saw a wolf at Yellowstone in one of the prairies by the road. We watched it pounce on something, but we were not sure what it was because of the grass. A rabbit or rodent possibly? Either way, it was cool to see how it patiently crept up to it, and then pounced!
i saw a wolf when i was deer hunting
I have never seen a wolf but i would like too
We were coming home from a hockey game when my family saw a timberwolf.
We new it was one whenwe saw it because our dog is bigger than cotye and it was bigger than our dog.
This summer i went to Ely and we went to the wolf center. We got to see lots of wolves. The wolves were really cute and I wanted to pet them, but the cartakers wouldn't let me. I think that wolves are the best!!
wow why really when hnow kool!!!!!!
i think wolves are one of the most awsome animals ever.
I personnal think that wolves are not the most awesome of all aniamls but in fact it is the LIGER that heads the coolest animal commitee. wolves are just the peons of the liger army.
That comment honestly made you sound imbecilic.
There are honestly more polite ways to say that you prefer ligers to wolves other than calling them "pee-ons".
That's just crude and childish.
Look up "peon" in the dictionary...
Hilarious.
But ligers cannot reproduce in the wild. They were bred with a lion and a tiger. They are human made. Ligers would not even exist if humans did not breed them.
Oh, I don't know. There still are Asiatic lions. The big cats of South Asia could have a block party now and again, and you never know who's going to wake up next to whom. Right? Depending on what kind of party we're talking about.
So, in conclusion... why am I writing this on the Wolf Stories thread?
When I went to the Como zoo I looked into the wolf exhibit. There were'nt any.
My dad said, "Look, a wolf," and I squinted really hard. It was very hot, so I
could'nt see it very well. His head was moving. he was sitting in the woods of the
cage. I have never seen a wolf before. After all, I don't live in Minnesota. I live
in Indiana.
We saw a wolf down by the woods one day. It was really cool. We love wolves because we think they are really interesting and pretty.
I believe wolves are a bit over-rated. I agree on them being cool creatures, not being able to see them often in the wild, but as far as beauty goes, they are not that pretty. They look like skinny grey dogs. But all in all, I still enjoy seeing them.
it isn't the body, it's the eyes huge, golden eyes that search your soul
SAVE THE WOLVES!!!! AERIAL HUNTING OF WOLVES IN ALASKA IS UNETHICAL AND SCIENTIFICALLY BOGUS!
This is not my story about wolves but I was reading the Aftenposten (a Norwegian newspaper) and encountered a rather unusual wolf story. Two ladies were hiking down a mountain carrying freshly caught fish when they were “circled” by two wolves. The wolves got so close, the ladies could practically touch them! Frozen stiff, the ladies didn’t know what to do. However, the wolves decided to retreat the way they approached. The ladies were left unharmed. Why do you think the wolves retreated?
IS THere a difference between wolves and coyotes?
There are a few defining characteristics differentiating wolves from coyotes. Physically wolves are twice the size of coyotes and exhibit larger ears and longer noses. Wolves howl in long tones while coyotes tend to vocalize with yups and yaps. The Michigan DNR had an excellent pictorial representation of the differences between wolves (Michigan Gray Wolf) and coyotes. To conclude, sheer size seems to be the determining factor between wolves and coyotes.
It was a beautiful sight when we gazed uponed a pack of wolves more than 15 feet away. There were many hills, and the wolves didn't see us. At one time they were howling to the skies. Sure they might be dangerous, but that's only true when they don't see you :). Nothing's better than seeing Nature take fold.
I agree. I have never seen a wolf but I wish I could, I have always admired wolfs. Wolfs are amazing and powerful creature people can learn much from them.
i live in the big city, seattle. we don't have any wolves there, but there are probably some in the outlying foothills, below mt. rainier. in the streets you see big dogs, reminiscient of the animals, probably their urbanized descendents.
When we were in Wisconsin, we saw a red wolf on a rock eating a deer! It was very exciting!
Red Wolves are native to the South Eastern part of the USA- Historically found along the Gulf Coast and up toward the Carolinas. Your wolf may have had a reddish color but was most likely a Gray wolf/ Timber wolf. Christine
I saw a pack of wolves chase a moose until his chest was heaving so deeply that his speed was delayed and the wolves pounced him. It was difficult to watch, disgusting, and made me hate wolves forever
Wolves DO need to eat you know.
What about humans? Out of all the creatures on this planet, I'd say the human is the absolute worst. If you're going to hate a creature because it killed something, hate humans. Humans not only kill animals, they've caused to endanger and sometimes lead some to extinction.
Wolves are beautiful creatures that have been pushed around TOO many times by people that HONESTLY BELIEVE a wolf will eat their children. LUDICROUS! Wolves do not attack humans, in fact, there haven't been any reported cases of a wolf attacking a human.
So get over it.
That's absolutely wrong. There are plenty of reported cases of wolves attacking humans. When I was doing research for an historical article, I had to read through numerous early Duluth, Minnesota newspapers. During the years 1900 - 1912, I came across dozens of reports of wolf-human confrontations. During one period in 1910 there seemed to be a wolf attack story just about every week.
The most startling newspaper report I came across was a 1911 story from Tashkent in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia which claimed wolves killed all but two in a wedding party of 120 people, including the bride and groom! They were all sledding from one town to another, when the pack of ravenous wolves attacked. I suppose it could all be a folktale or just plain bunk, but here's a link to a copy of the original article which I saved. You can decide for yourself.
And if a 90 year old newspaper jumped off a bridge, would you believe it too?
Why would a 90-year-old newspaper be any more or less reliable than any other source? Is information about World War I immediately suspect just because it was written 90 years ago?
That's where you yourself may very well be absolutely wrong. After all, it is highly uncharacteristic that a pack of wolves would randomly strike out and kill (unless under the influence of rabies) one hundred and twenty people - besides, I highly doubt that even a larger pack would be capable of such mass slaughter.
True, just because it was put into print over ninety years prior does not necessarily make it fiction, but centuries worth of fact does.
The only case that is possibly likely of such human killing at the hands of a wolf would be the Beast of Gevaudan, which supposedly had one hundred victims between the years of 1764 to 1767.
Besides, as mentioned before by another commentor, humans are really the most vile and cruel beings on this earth, if take ninto consideration. After all, something tells me wolves are incapable of many of the atrocities we humans do to one another, from genocide, to corruption.
If you're anything like me, you've stopped thinking about wolf attacks on humans, and you're wondering what the Beast of Gevaudan is.
Crytozoology buffs, take note: the Beast of Gevaudan is
Beast of Gevaudan: The text above the drawing translates to, "Drawing of the monster that afflicts Gevaudan. This beast is the size of a young bull. It prefers to attack women and children. It drinks their blood, cuts their head off, and carries them away. 2700 francs are promised to he who kills this animal." (Image from Wikimedia Commons)
Fascinating...
Centuries worth of fact have absolutely no bearing on what may or may not have happened to that wedding party. However, our knowledge of wolves behavior does tell us that this would be extremely unusual behavior, and a skeptic would be well justified in seeking additional proof.
Self-hatred isn't going to solve anything.
RIGHT, THAT IS COMPLETE JUNK! 120 PEOPLE EATEN BY A PACK OF WOLVES WHICH PROBABLY NUMER BETWEEN 8 AND 14, THAT WOULD BE ABOUT... 9 TO 16 PEOPLE EACH !!!!!!! I AM AFRAID THAT IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE FAR TO GULIBLE! GEE, THE GOVERNMENT DECIDED TO KILL ALL OF THE WOLVES AROUND MID 1800-BEGINNING 1900'S I WONDER WHAT THE CONECTION THERE IS...... HONESTLY IT'S JUST PLAIN BUNK
In the 1900's many people would tell stories about wolf attacks to scare children and other people. Noone would go wander off in the woods alone and get lost because they were to scared to leave. you cannot believe everything you read.
Environmental extremists are often accused of hating humanity, but rarely do you see one admit to the charge so readily.
What are they going to do, stop by the local Wal-Mart or Publix and buy some Tofu? Honestly, they're carnivores like dogs, not herbivors like the Moose. And really, would you expect one to say "Hello Mr. Moose, would you be as kind as to let us kill you so me and my family can live, thus keeping the animal population from exploding and causing your kind to starve from over grazing?"
I like wolves. They don't harm people and they're beatiful animals who contribute to the balances in nature.
What do wolves eat?
Wolves have multiple sources for food. Primarily carnivores, wolves eat a lot of meat paired with other foods. Wolves have a large diet ranging from big game (moose, elk, deer) to berries, insects and worms. Depending on the season, wolves may also eat mice, birds and fish.
Wolves tend to consume their food fast, avoiding predator confrontation. Wolves typically eat every 5-6 hours when food is available and are able to fast up to two weeks.
How do we know what a wolf eats? Researchers learn about a wolf’s diet by studying their waste products otherwise known as their ‘scat.’
I have seen several wolves in Finland, Minnesota, near the state park. They are Timberwolves, and they usually are hanging out close to the road between the state park entrance and the town limits. Beautiful yet dangerous!
hey they may be dangerous but yet they only attack if they feel thretoned and if someone is thretoning them they desurve whats comming to them in my opion. i have seen meany wolves and have actuly had a part artic wolf as a pet. they are vary loving animals and i agree with you when you say they are beautiful and the dangerous partnot so much. dont get me wroung they are but only in some ways.
i have never seen a wolf besides in the ely wolf center.
come visit Northern MN, you just might see one yourself!
One time, a wolf killed a wolf in my backyard. It was interesting, but still really bloody disgusting (we could still see the carcass.)
Wolves are such cool animals! It's also interesting how different indian clans saw them. Some tribes percieved them as enemies, where as others saw them as powerful spirits, not to be disturbed.
We used to visit the wolves at the zoo. One wolf, named Dacota, would come out to meet us at the fence and follow us back and forth as we walked along the other side. When the wolves we knew, including Dacota, left, we were sad. We miss them.
I LIKE WOLVES. THEY ARE COOL. I ONCE HAD TWO WOLVES IN MY BACKYARD. THEY CAME UP TO MY DOG IN HIS KENNEL AND DISTURBED HIM DURING THE NIGHT.
I once saw a wolf howling on a cliff why we were camping. It is believed that when a wolf howls it creates the wind. And according to a Native American belief, if they keep howling, they create fog. Ironically enough, the wolf howled for a few minutes, and the fog rolled in only seconds later.
I think wolves are a beautiful combination of radness and beauty. Combining our ideas and ideals, the pack and the loner, it became for too long more literary motif than animal, but I for one, even as one of those romantically inclined to wolves, think that the violent, cruel and natural ways of the wolf, as well as the benign side of that same coin, the tender mothering (as long as she doesn't eat the little ones...then we're back to violent and cruel), the collaborations, complicated manueverings of several animals somehow communications detailed plans for the hunting about to commence, make the wolf one of the truly complicated, interesting and beautiful beasts that roam our homeland.
Currently we have a wolf living in the backyard of our home in rural Minesota. It's very cool.
i was at camp and saw wolfs across the lake and heard them hollow to the moon
i WAS ICE FISHING AT MY CABIN NEAR ELY IN JANUARY. IN THE AFTERNOON I HEARD A PACK OF WOLVES BARKING AND YELPING ON SHORE BUT VERY NEAR TO MY FISH SHANTY. AROUND 5 P.M. WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO CALL IT QUITS FOR THE DAY, I HEARD A LONG WOLF HOWLING BUT BVERY SOFTLY. AROUND 6:30 I WAS GOING TO GO AND TAKE A SAUNA WHEN A WOLF APPEARED BETWEEN THE SAUNA AND BUNKHOUSE APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET AWAY. I HOLLARED AT THE WOLF,HE LOOKED AT ME AND AMBLED DOWN THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF THE BUNKHOUSE TO THE DRIVEWAY. THE FOLLOWING MORNING WHEN I WAS GOING INTO TOWN, THE WOLF WAS DEAD ON MY ROAD. BEING DARK AT THE TIME, I DID NOT STOP, HOWEVER WHEN I RETURNED I WENT OUT AND EXAMINED THE WOLF AND FOUND PUNCTURE WOUNDS IN HIS NECK. I CALLED THE GAME WARDEN AND TOLD HIM ABOUT THE WOLF AND THE WOUNDS WHICH I WITNESSED. I TOLD HIM IT LOOKED LIKE HE HAD BEEN SHOT. THE WARDEN STATED TO ME THAT HEWOULD COME AND PICK UP THE CARCASS WHICH HE DID. THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND I WAS TOLD BY THE GAME WARDEN THAT THE WOLF WAS NOT SHOT BUT HAD BEEN IN A FIGHT WITH ANOTHER WOLF AND THE PUNCTURE WOUNDS WERE ACTUALLY TEETH MARKS. THE WOLF WEIGHED ABOUT 90 POUNDS STOOD 3 1/2 FEET. I WOULD HATE TO RUN INTO THE WOLF THAT WON THE FIGHT. THE END.
I've not seen any wolves lately except as road kill, sad but that's the
cause of people who don't stop when an animal runs out into the road either @ night or during rush hour
I LIKE WOLVES
When I went to boundry waters, we stayed in the wilderness in a tent on an island. At night we could hear some of the wolves howl, it was so amazing! And we also found wolf tracks in the sand. It's a shame I never saw one. :(
My dad took me to red wing and then at night he took me to a water tower. I could here wolves everywhere! Then I saw one! My dad started the car and the wolf ran away!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Woohoo,
I love wolves and think they are the most interesting and kind loving animals.
I saw a wolf once from a far while I was driving my car. I was a little scared but then it ran away. I was kinda sad after that. Other than that time I've only seen wolves at the Como Zoo!!!
MY FAVORITE ANIMAL IS A DOG BUT SINCE WOLVES ARE LIKE DOGS WOLVES WOULD BE MY FAVORITE ZOO OR WILD ANIMAL.
my favorite animal is a dog also but i dont really think that dogs are like wolves because dog are domesticated and wolves are wild.they are realated though.i still think dogs are are a way better animal though
i went to ely and actually saw the wolf center
ME AND MY FRIEND WHERE FOURWHEELING IN THE WOODS BY BRANIRD,MN AND WE SAW AT WOLF BY A WOOD PILE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WOODS RIGHT AS WE SAW IT OUR FOURWHEELER BROKE DOWN AND WE HAD TO WALK A LONG WAYS BACK TO OUR CABIN IT WAS COOL BUT VERY SCARY!
A couple weeks ago I was camping up at Itasca State Park. I didn't actually get to see any wolves, but heard a great program led by a park ranger about wolves. The most interesting thing she shared was that the average northern Minnesota wolf will eat 14 to 18 deer each year. And that's not a bad thing (unless you're one of the deer being eaten, I guess). We have a surplus of deer right now so the wolves help keep those numbers under control.
i saw a wolf at the cabin one day.
I saw a wolf at my cabin one day too!!! It was quite amazing in fact. If i were you, I'd be very very lucky to have seen one. But remember, don't go TOO close to the wolf or it may feel harmed and maybe attack you!! =O
The wolf wouldn't attack you, it would snarl maybe and then run away, especially if you put up your arms and made yourself look bigger. A wolf isn't stupid.
Have seen the wolf center. Magnificent!
wolves are wonderful animals. However, if they are present with domestic animal, problems can rise. Proper management is a must.
i like wolves.
its sad wolves are trapped .
Thanks for all the answers to the questions. We learned a lot.