Never Cry Wolf

Never Cry Wolf

Never Cry Wolf is a fictional account of author Farley Mowat's subjective experience observing wolves in subarctic Canada, first published in 1963 by McClelland and Stewart. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1983. It has been credited for dramatically improving the public image of the wolf.

Never Cry Wolf (film)

Never Cry Wolf is a 1983 American drama film directed by Carroll Ballard. The film is an adaptation of Farley Mowat's 1963 "subjective non-fiction" book. The film stars Charles Martin Smith as a government biologist sent into the wilderness to study the caribou population. The decline of the caribou population is believed to be caused by wolves, although no one has seen a wolf kill a caribou. The film also features Brian Dennehy and Zachary Ittimangnaq.

Crying

Crying is the dropping of tears in response to an emotional state or physical pain. Emotions that can lead to crying include sadness, anger, joy, and fear. Crying can also be caused by relief from a period of stress or anxiety, or as an empathetic response. The act of crying has been defined as "a complex secretomotor phenomenon characterized by the shedding of tears from the lacrimal apparatus, without any irritation of the ocular structures", instead, giving a relief which protects from conjunctivitis. A related medical term is lacrimation, which also refers to the non-emotional shedding of tears. Various forms of crying are known as sobbing, weeping, wailing, whimpering, bawling, and blubbering.

Wolf

The wolf, also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus have been recognized, including the dog and dingo, though grey wolves, as popularly understood, include only naturally occurring wild subspecies. The wolf is the largest wild extant member of the family Canidae, and is further distinguished from other Canis species by its less pointed ears and muzzle, as well as a shorter torso and a longer tail. The wolf is nonetheless related closely enough to smaller Canis species, such as the coyote and the golden jackal, to produce fertile hybrids with them. The wolf's fur is usually mottled white, brown, grey, and black, although subspecies in the arctic region may be nearly all white.

never

Adverb

1. At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
2. Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.

Verb

1. Did not; didn't.

cry

Symbol

1. ISO 639-3 language code for Cori.

Verb

1. To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
2. To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.

wolf

Noun

1. Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.
2. Any of several related canines that resemble Canis lupus in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis.

Verb

1. To devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously.
2. To make amorous advances to many women; to hit on women; to cruise for sex.