The Hidden Life of Wolves | National Geographic

I’m Jamie dutcher I’m Jim Bucher and

I’m Jamie dutcher I’m Jim Bucher and more wildlife filmmakers to get into the

more wildlife filmmakers to get into the

more wildlife filmmakers to get into the life’s of wolves we ended up living with

life’s of wolves we ended up living with

life’s of wolves we ended up living with them for six years and we started with

them for six years and we started with

them for six years and we started with bottle-feeding puppies so we built a

bottle-feeding puppies so we built a

bottle-feeding puppies so we built a bond and a trust with them we wanted to

bond and a trust with them we wanted to

bond and a trust with them we wanted to see how a family of wolves got along as

see how a family of wolves got along as

see how a family of wolves got along as a group and that’s what we did

so many people have a preconception of

so many people have a preconception of what wolves are all about and I think

what wolves are all about and I think

what wolves are all about and I think from the title of our book the hidden

from the title of our book the hidden

from the title of our book the hidden life of wolves the hidden life is the

life of wolves the hidden life is the

life of wolves the hidden life is the life that they really live that we want

life that they really live that we want

life that they really live that we want to reveal to everybody

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[Music] we were camping right with the wolves

we were camping right with the wolves

we were camping right with the wolves for these six years so that our presence

for these six years so that our presence

for these six years so that our presence wasn’t something that was new to them we

wasn’t something that was new to them we

wasn’t something that was new to them we were always there we were like furniture

were always there we were like furniture

were always there we were like furniture and we would watch them get up in the

and we would watch them get up in the

and we would watch them get up in the morning and and they mid-ranking wolves

morning and and they mid-ranking wolves

morning and and they mid-ranking wolves would get up and they’d all go to the

would get up and they’d all go to the

would get up and they’d all go to the Alpha and and lick his face and greet

Alpha and and lick his face and greet

Alpha and and lick his face and greet him and then go away well they did the

him and then go away well they did the

him and then go away well they did the same thing to us we would go out and be

same thing to us we would go out and be

same thing to us we would go out and be amongst them they’d come up with sniff

amongst them they’d come up with sniff

amongst them they’d come up with sniff and then lick our face and then go on

and then lick our face and then go on

and then lick our face and then go on their way people live with myth and

their way people live with myth and

their way people live with myth and misconception stories you know old

misconception stories you know old

misconception stories you know old stories that their great grandpappy told

stories that their great grandpappy told

stories that their great grandpappy told and you know aren’t true and and we just

and you know aren’t true and and we just

and you know aren’t true and and we just want to reveal to the world an animal

want to reveal to the world an animal

want to reveal to the world an animal that is so intelligent and so social and

that is so intelligent and so social and

that is so intelligent and so social and so important if there are keystone

so important if there are keystone

so important if there are keystone species our ecosystems are already

species our ecosystems are already

species our ecosystems are already becoming healthier with wolves

becoming healthier with wolves

becoming healthier with wolves we need wolves and wolves need us to let

we need wolves and wolves need us to let

we need wolves and wolves need us to let them live it’s time we understood it

them live it’s time we understood it

them live it’s time we understood it they’re a social caring family animal

they’re a social caring family animal

they’re a social caring family animal and a lot like us in a lot of ways

they’re devoted to one another they

they’re devoted to one another they really look out for each other and it’s

really look out for each other and it’s

really look out for each other and it’s so easy to watch wolves and not only see

so easy to watch wolves and not only see

so easy to watch wolves and not only see our family pet but also to see ourselves

our family pet but also to see ourselves

our family pet but also to see ourselves they really are a reflection of us

they really are a reflection of us

they really are a reflection of us [Music]