Of all our childhood fairy tales, some of our favorites, and most feared, have to do with wolves. Can you name a few?
The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, The Wolf and the Fox, Peter and the Wolf. These are a few of the many tales we tell with wolves in the villain’s character. Why?
Because wolves are known not just as carnivores but as “opportunistic predators.” Most often preying upon their victims in packs, they attack the ill, the injured, the weak, the small, and the old, completely devouring their prey until nothing at all is left, not even their bones. Wolf attacks reveal multiple bite and slash marks on a victim’s body. Attacking them from behind unawares, they have no qualms in cons…