Wild Animals I Have Known

In this vivid anthology the author turns the usual broad sketches of nature into intimate portraits of individual creatures, each with its own temperament and drive. Drawing from real encounters, the stories give voice to a wolf, a crow, a rabbit, a dog, and even a roaming mustang, presenting their lives as dramas of survival, intelligence, and unexpected loyalty. The tone is both reverent and unflinching, reminding listeners that the wild’s beauty is often shadowed by tragedy.

The opening tale follows Lobo, the formidable gray wolf who rules the Currumpaw valley, outwitting cattlemen and shepherds with a cunning born of the open mesas. As the hunt intensifies, Lobo’s pack demonstrates a startling coordination, forcing the ranchers to confront a predator they had only ever imagined as a myth. Alongside this, early glimpses of a clever crow named Silverspot and a quick‑footed rabbit, Raggylug, reveal the same fierce will to live that animates every creature in the collection.