與狼共舞40年 80歲爺爺愛上70匹狼!

Wolf researcher Werner Freund feeds Arctic wolves with meat in an enclosure at Wolfspark Werner Freund, in Merzig in the German province of Saarland January 24, 2013. Freund, 79, a former German paratrooper, established the wolf sanctuary in 1972 and has raised more than 70 animals over the last 40 years. The wolves, acquired as cubs from zoos or animal parks, were mostly hand-reared. Spread over 25 acres, Wolfspark is currently home to 29 wolves forming six packs from European, Siberian, Canadian, Artic and Mongolian regions. Werner has to behave as the wolf alpha male of the pack to earn the other wolves respect and to be accepted.  Picture taken January 24, 2013.  REUTERS/Lisi Niesner  (GERMANY – Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY)
Wolf researcher Werner Freund feeds Arctic wolves with meat in an enclosure at Wolfspark Werner Freund, in Merzig in the German province of Saarland January 24, 2013. Freund, 79, a former German paratrooper, established the wolf sanctuary in 1972 and has raised more than 70 animals over the last 40 years. The wolves, acquired as cubs from zoos or animal parks, were mostly hand-reared. Spread over 25 acres, Wolfspark is currently home to 29 wolves forming six packs from European, Siberian, Canadian, Artic and Mongolian regions. Werner has to behave as the wolf alpha male of the pack to earn the other wolves respect and to be accepted. Picture taken January 24, 2013. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner (GERMANY – Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY)

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你喜歡狼嗎? 還是對這樣充滿野性魅力的動物感到些許的害怕呢? 在德國有一位已經高齡80歲的老爺爺Werner Freund,在40年前愛上神秘的狼群,甚至在狼群保護區擔任飼養員,盡情的「與狼共舞」。

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Werner Freund是已經高齡80歲的老爺爺

老爺爺在40年前深深愛上「狼」這樣的生物,進而在三十多年前到狼群保護區擔任飼養員,保護區內有將近三十隻、六種種類的狼。

狼是群體動物,有嚴謹的社會階層地位。老爺爺為了能夠融入狼群,不僅自己準備食物給狼群享用,還會模仿狼的動作與啃食方式,藉此贏得狼群的信任與尊重。

老爺爺也會跟狼一樣,發出狼嚎,有如自己就是一匹狼。

雪白色的北極狼,在冰天雪地的叢林裡顯得格外美麗,那看似桀傲不羈的尊貴毛皮底下,其實牠們是不折不扣的冷峻獵食者。正確來說,只要北極狼咬下生平第一口生肉的那一剎那,北極狼就成了天生的捕獵者,無法再被人類馴服。

老爺爺正在用嘴巴咬下鹿肉,準備用嘴對嘴的方式餵食北極狼。

若非老爺爺被北極狼群真心的視為同伴,恐怕北極狼咬下的不只是老爺爺嘴中的生鹿肉……。

如果沒有像老爺爺一樣深深愛著「狼」,甚至將自己視為「狼」,像這樣的舉動可真不是一般人類辦的到呢!

瞧著牠們張大嘴巴準備享用的模樣,真的很擔心北極狼會把老爺爺生吞活剝!

和狼群已經完全一家親的老爺爺,居然可以拿著拐杖(樹枝?)輕戳北極狼的領袖,和牠嬉鬧!

除了北極狼完全的接納老爺爺,像這樣一般國外常見毛色的狼群領袖,也是完全接納老爺爺唷~這位高傲的領袖正在舔老爺爺的嘴巴,表示感謝老爺爺帶食物給牠們享用,同時也表示牠把老爺爺當作同伴了呢。

或許你會和小編一樣疑惑:哪來這麼多的生肉可以帶去給狼群呢? 告訴你,真的就在這裡!(讓我們為可憐的鹿兒默哀一分鐘……)

老爺爺的家中到處擺滿了「狼」的圖片,連結縭50年的妻子也莫可奈何。

老爺爺驕傲的表示自己擁有兩個人生:一半是人,一半是狼。小編私心認為老爺爺於現代所詮釋的「狼人」,比傳說中的「狼人」更為溫馨呢。

資料來源: Among wolves

圖片來源: Among wolves

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