[quote=dingodaddy] There has been a lot of talk recently about a documentary produced by the National Geographic Channel, called "A Man Among Wolves". It is about a man, going by the name of Shaun Ellis, who allegedly spent years living with a pack of wolves he raised, behaving like a wolf... leading the pack, eating, sleeping, playing with the wolves and engaging with them in battles for dominance. All this, we are told, he does for teaching some wolves how to survive in the wild. Every person that understands wolves and their plight will know that for wild wolves, habituation to humans can only lower their chances of survival. If Shaun has been living with wolves, snarling in their face at dinner time, and playing alpha dog, why aren't there any scars on his face from the natural aggression that happens between the alpha and those challenging him for the lead role? If he was really playing the wolf, he'd be missing a lot of skin for lack of the proper natural armor. I wonder if they show the part when the wolves reach sexual maturity and challenge him for alpha, or that he has to choose a mate or be choosen as a mate to complete the bond of an alpha pair and compete for breeding rights with other maturing males. Having read his biography, I've noticed it reads like the scenario from the movie "Instinct"... Except instead of apes, he's alienated his family to go live with wolves. It's interesting that he has such nice clothes though, and that he ceased alienation of humanity long enough to sign a movie deal. The more I find out about all this, the more it looks like another cleverly contrived hoax; another exploitation of wolves to make money. They'll sell some few hundred thousand ringtones, wolf plushies and copies of the video. They'll fetch cash from those interested in getting them to vilify wolves... and Shaun, in all his wisdom, declared that wolves do not feel emotions. I'm sure that if Descartes were alive today, the two fools would get along quite well. [/quote]