To know the wolf is to know his or her story. 

Many interesting facts and figures can be learned about wolves, like having 42 teeth, sprinting up to 40 mph, and eating up to 20 lbs. in one sitting. These facts are fun and interesting, but they tell us nothing about the social lives of wolves, their complex relationships, and unique personalities. They reveal nothing of the wolf to whom family cooperation is key to survival, who experience joy and tragedy, who care for their young, old and sick - who lead short but full lives. It is their stories that take us into their world and give us a glimpse of who the wolf is.  

Thanks to astute and dedicated scientists and researchers who have recorded decades of field observations of wolves living in the wild, the inner life of wolves is less of a mystery. Each wolf is unique and each story is unique. These are stories taken from the field about wolves living freely in the wild.
"They often lived, right out in front of us, what seemed like epic lives". Doug Smith, Yellowstone wolf biologist, Decade of the Wolf