Wild Animals I Have Known

<p>Meet Old Lobo a gigantic gray wolf whose death-defying predations on sheep and cattle herds are the scourge of farmers and ranchers in the Currumpaw region of northern New Mexico. </p><p> </p><p>This great wolf is just one of the animals whose true stories come to life in this engrossing collection of tales by the celebrated naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton (1860-1946). </p><p> </p><p>Combining scientific observations of animals in their natural habitats with a romantic vision of nature and the narrative skills of a born storyteller Seton created an extraordinary collection of tales that gave the animal story new force and believability as a literary genre. </p><p> </p><p>Critically and popularly acclaimed upon its initial appearance in 1898 <em>Wild Animals I Have Known</em> remains a century later the best-known and best-loved of his works.</p><p>Each tale focuses on an individual creature: the clever crow Silverspot; Raggylug a young cottontail rabbit; the author's errant hound Bingo; Redruff a Don Valley partridge; a wild horse known as The Mustang; Vixen The Springfield Fox; and Willy faithful sheep-dog by day and treacherous killer by night. </p><p> </p><p>Seton offers affectionate but realistic portraits of each animal stressing the commonality between his subjects and their human neighbors.</p><p>In addition to his popular wildlife stories the author is well known for his work as an illustrator and painter. </p><p> </p><p>Animal lovers environmentalists naturalists and any reader who appreciates a lively yarn will cherish this memorable wildlife classic.</p>