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    1. [GER-VOLGA] wolf attacks on early VG villages
    2. frank jacobs
    3. Greetings, I saw an article in a recent issue of Outdoor Life about wolves attacking dog trainers in the North American wilderness. It brought to mind the stories of the wolves mentioned in the Bender book in the early days of the Kamenka VG village, as well as my granndparents tales, who were butchers, and spoke of having to throw meat to wolves which followed their delivery sleds in the winter. the wolves would roam throught the village at night, attacking and animal not sheltered inside. I realize that wolves do not usually attack humans in ordinary circumstances, but what struck me about this article was the ferocity of the attack, when these wolves were attacking other canines in the company of humans. It gave me a new appreciation of the survival trials of our ancestors, and new meaning to the old bromide of "a wolf at the door". In this article, the savagery and pack strategy of the attack is described, by a pack including 185 pound animals. The domesticated large dogs did not stand a chance against an organized pack. It definitely illustrayed some of the trials of our ancestors in a more primal world. Frank Jacobs

    01/25/2007 11:00:28