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    National Geographic Kids Chapters: Living With Wolves!: True Stories of Adventures With Animals (NGK Chapters)
    National Geographic Kids Chapters: Living With Wolves!: True Stories of Adventures With Animals (NGK Chapters)
    National Geographic Kids Chapters: Living With Wolves!: True Stories of Adventures With Animals (NGK Chapters)
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    National Geographic Kids Chapters: Living With Wolves!: True Stories of Adventures With Animals (NGK Chapters)

    By Jim and Jamie Dutcher

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    Imagine living with a pack of wolves! For National Geographic wildlife documentarians Jim and Jamie Dutcher, that dream came true. Join the Dutchers as they discover what life is like among wolves in the western wilderness. Filled with engaging photos, fast facts, and fascinating sidebars, readers will be howling for more.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNational Geographic
    Release dateDec 13, 2016
    ISBN9781426325694
    National Geographic Kids Chapters: Living With Wolves!: True Stories of Adventures With Animals (NGK Chapters)

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      National Geographic Kids Chapters - Jim and Jamie Dutcher

      (female)

      These wolves join together for a group howl.

      A wolf crouches low in a meadow to avoid being spotted.

      Iwas 16 years old when I first looked into the golden eyes of a gray wolf. I was working as a cowboy on a ranch in Wyoming. I was rounding up a herd of horses just as the sun was coming up. Suddenly, the horses became jittery. They pawed the ground. I felt a prickle on the back of my neck. And that’s when I saw him. He was standing across the meadow, watching me.

      Did You Know?

      All dogs are descended from wolves. That means the giant Irish wolfhound and the tiny Chihuahua are related to wolves—and to each other!

      I sat atop my horse, watching him. Slowly we circled each other. He seemed curious.

      I was curious, too. We stared at each other for minutes. Then the wolf turned and trotted off.

      My name is Jim Dutcher. I’ve always been interested in how animals live. That’s why I make films about wild animals. I’ve made movies about sea turtles, beavers, and cougars. After I finished the film about cougars, I needed a new idea. I decided to go back to that ranch in Wyoming.

      I scrambled up a rocky mountain and looked around. Just like before, I felt like something, or someone, was watching me. I looked down to the rocky ledge (sounds like LEHJ) below me. Sure enough, a wolf was standing there. Like the wolf I had seen long ago, he stared at me. And I stared back. Then he disappeared.

      This has to be a sign, I thought. My next movie should be about wolves.

      Before I could start filming, I had to do my homework. I needed to learn about wolves. I read books and spoke to experts. I learned that the adult male gray wolf weighs between 70 and 130 pounds (32–59 kg). I was surprised to find out that wild wolves only live for about five years. But the most important thing I discovered is that wolves are social (sounds like SOH-shul) animals. They live in packs. Packs are a lot like human families. That gave me an idea. I would film the day-to-day life of a pack.

      Wolves in fairy tales are mean and scary. In Little Red Riding Hood, the wolf eats Grandma. Then he tries to trick Little Red Riding Hood so he can eat her, too! Wolves are smart. But they rarely attack people. Bears and cougars are more dangerous to people, but even they rarely attack without cause. In the past 100 years, only two people were possibly killed by wolves in North America. And those stories about people turning into wolves? They’re just made up. There are no such things as werewolves!

      But wolves usually hide from people. They like their privacy. And they like to roam. Wolves walk at a rate of about 5 miles an hour (8 km/h). But when they are chasing prey, they can run 35 miles an hour (56 km/h) or faster. They can cover

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