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For those interested, A Man Among Wolves rerun on

Posted : 4/20/2007 9:12:01 PM

I thought that some of you might want to know, A Man Among Wolves is on right now on National Geographic. I saw bits and pieces of it the first time, but I'm going to watch it from start to finish this time.

Bullymom

Posted : 4/20/2007 10:34:11 PM

I watched it the first time and I loved it! What did you think about it?

JoAnnDe

Posted : 4/21/2007 8:00:00 AM

I put it on but walked away "for a minute" and then got distracted so I missed it

Hubby feel asleep while it was on and went into a holy panic when the guy started howling at the puppy - I should have had a camera to take a pic of those dinner plate sized eyes on his face ! LOL

ron2

Posted : 4/21/2007 8:06:00 AM

I thought it was interesting. And it cost him plenty. His family has left him and he has only a travel trailer to live in. But he has done more than most researchers have done. He would be nearly akin to Jane Goodall except that she has a formale education and he doesn't. The reactions of other wolf scientists vary. And for good reason. One looks forward to his novel approach. Another reserves judgement on his results, unable to discount the fact that being human in a pack of wolves may account for results that may be different than just a pack of wolves. I would say the man was a success. He had to leave for a few weeks and when he came back, the alpha wannabe was now alpha. Things had changed.

nGoldenm

Posted : 4/21/2007 10:41:51 AM

I definately thought it was interesting. Pretty amazing stuff. I liked his approach to fending off the wolves in Poland. I thought it was pretty unique. Overall it was a prettygood show. Gross at times but good none the less.

Mark

Posted : 4/21/2007 11:09:04 AM

I admire his dedication to the pack he raised.His study on defensive howling was interesting.

I thought the "fishing" was a good way to teach them this method of hunting,but don't think he could have anything to teach them about tracking and bringing down large prey animals.

I do not believe these animals will ever be reintroduced into the wild,unless it is on contained land.just this amount of human contact makes me think it is too much for reintroduction.

I also believe that he is doing good research,and that his research is still valuable even though he has no formal education in wolf studies.

willowchow

Posted : 4/21/2007 8:10:19 PM

I only saw the previews but really wanted to see it. Did he really eat the raw animals? I was wondering if he really did or if the previews were just making it look that way.

Lori A. Stringham

Posted : 4/21/2007 8:44:16 PM

From what I saw of the show man with wolves, prior to dragging in "the kill" he gutted the animal pulled out all the contents, took the liver and heart, because in a pack the matriarch alpa female would get the best parts of the animal which they concider the heart and liver and other organs. So he takes the heart and liver in his house and cooks it, wraps it up sticks it back way up inside the animal and then stuffs the rest of the guts back into the animal and then drags it to the pack. He somehow manages to pull the guts out to get the heart and liver and eat that cooked portions only, while the rest of the pack ate everything else. Pretty smart I think on his part, still to eat over the raw rotting flesh takes a special dedicated man to complete that task is dedicated and amazing to me!!

nGoldenm

Posted : 4/22/2007 1:24:48 AM

While he was considered the alpha male of the pack, he did what Loripoo stated. After he left for Poland and came back however, he was no longer considered alpha male by the pack. He was actually one of the lowest ranking then. He was the last allowed to eat. So he gets whatever the others leave behind as a result. So, at first no he does not eat the raw meat. In the end though, yes he is eating the raw meat. There is one shot in particular where he is eating some of the meat that was leftover off of the rib cage of one of the deer carcasses.

spiritdogs

Posted : 4/22/2007 6:33:49 AM

Being part native, I was struck by the willingness of the native people to have these wolves back on their lands. Now, both can say, "We are still here!"

ron2

Posted : 4/22/2007 8:50:12 AM

It was the Nez Perce Apache. I just can't remember if it's the same tribe or nation that was accepting captive wolves raised on that mountain by the two people who meant well but raised these cubs on leased land.

willowchow

Posted : 4/22/2007 10:10:12 AM

There is one shot in particular where he is eating some of the meat that was leftover off of the rib cage of one of the deer carcasses.

How can he without getting sick?
If he didn't eat would the wolves attack him?

nGoldenm

Posted : 4/22/2007 11:53:17 AM

ORIGINAL: willowchow

How can he without getting sick?
If he didn't eat would the wolves attack him?

He said that he must do everything with his pack inorder to be accepted back the next time he comes in. He said that you would think that eating the way he does would cause him to be very succeptible to illnesses. However, he said it was quite the contrary. He said that he couldn't remember the last time he got a cold or an upset stomach. Interesting stuff.

willowchow

Posted : 4/22/2007 11:54:55 AM

I hope it's on again, I want to see it.

Ixas_girl

Posted : 4/22/2007 12:02:48 PM

I'm reading a fantastic book right now by Barry Lopez, called Of Wolves and Men. He points out that since scientists can only observe wolves fom a distance, or in captivity, they know little to nothing of actual, subtle, and significant behaviors in the wild. Because they don't know this stuff, they assume it just isn't known. On the contrary, in fact, wolf migration, howling, identification, personality, etc. has long been well observed and understood by native peoples who also live on the land, like Inuits, for example.