Tuesday, October 9, 2007

The Hunger


This photo comes with an unusual story. The wolves at our local zoo were hiding near the back of their environment and we could not see them. Without any prompting, my youngest daughter starts howling. It was cute, but wasn't a very realistic howl to my ears. Much to our surprise, without hesitation, the wolves came over the horizon and walked as close as they could before stopping in front of my still howling daughter.
The larger of the two began licking his chops. It was at this point that I snapped this photo. My daughter's howl may not have been realistic, but it appeared to make the wolves think they had supper waiting.
The photo was shot using a Kodak 800 series digital camera on an overcast October day.