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Why would this be so surprising though, or need corroboration? I would just assume the presence of wild animals in any place where humans aren't. Also y'know w
by rdiddly 7y ago
Why would this be so surprising though, or need corroboration? I would just assume the presence of wild animals in any place where humans aren't.
Also y'know wolves aren't really some dark harbingers of doom, heavy with portent; they're just a kind of dog, doing their dog thing, looking for food and whatnot. Yeah they're ferocious... so is a panda when it's pissed off. But the panda gets to be the beloved symbol of cute cuddliness while the wolf is reviled as the symbol of all that is evil. Grow up, Red Riding Hood!
- pm3003 7y agoAgree. But to nuance, a wolf pack is generally small, but there are a lot of stories, some of them recent, most of them from Europe (I've read at least one from Northern America), about very large gatherings of wolves in the countryside, posing a real threat to villagers and travellers. Maybe it's the case here. These wolves could also have been feral dogs, which nowadays are omnipresent in Eastern Europe.
- johnr2 7y ago> But the panda gets to be the beloved symbol of cute cuddliness while the wolf is reviled as the symbol of all that is evil. This may be because a hungry panda is unlikely to eat you. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_attack https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_attack