No other animal is more like a human in its social behavior than a wolf. Elli H. Radinger, Germany's most respected wolf expert, has seen many times how wolves have been injured while hunting or fighting. And the pack always took care of the wounded animal and brought him food. Even sick wolves were cared for by their companions until they got better. It is this care that connects wolves with humans. Bringing food to your offspring all year round and taking care of family members when they get sick, these are qualities that can only be found in humans and… wolves. At first glance, chimpanzees seem more like humans than wolves. But male primates do not help with procuring food for offspring or sick and old species. Humans and wolves understand each other better. This is one of the reasons why in ancient times we chose to share our lives with wolves and not monkeys.

The author draws on her many years of experience and gives us fascinating insights into the intelligence of the animal species that we so often wrong.

Wisdom of Wolves is an inspiring book for all nature lovers.