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Dive into the enchanting world of Wild Animals I Have Known, an 1898 masterpiece by naturalist and storyteller Ernest Thompson Seton. As a pioneer of realistic wild-animal fiction, Seton captivates readers with his first collection of short stories, quickly becoming a beloved classic. The opening tale, Lobo the King of Currumpaw, draws from Setons own adventures hunting wolves in the southwestern United States, setting a poignant tone for his future works. In these stories, Seton paints animals—especially misunderstood predators—as compassionate and individualistic beings, challenging the ...

I first discovered this captivating book in the fifth grade, and over fifty years later, it still enchants me. Ernest Thompson Seton was not only a passionate advocate for nature and its creatures but also an extraordinary storyteller. I could truly empathize with Wahb, the great grizzly, as he navigated the challenges of avoiding humans while striving to live freely in his natural habitat. Listening to this audiobook promises to be an enriching hour and a half. Summary by Mike Vendetti, Narrator.

Ernest Thompson Seton's book, "Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac." Published in 1919, it tells the story of a tiny Grizzly cub who grew to be the Monarch of the Plains -- and the Prisoner of humanity's arrogance. "Kind memory calls the picture up before me now, clear, living clear: I see them as they sat, the one small and slight, the other tall and brawny, leader and led, rough men of the hills. They told me this tale--in broken bits they gave it, a sentence at a time. ... They told of the river at our feet: of its rise, a thread-like rill, afar on Tallac's side, and its growth--a brook, a ...

A BOOK THAT CHANGED AMERICA... Ernest Thompson Seton was an influential naturalist, and a sometime professional hunter and trapper. Much of this book speaks to the contradictions between these roles. In November 2008, both the PBS series, "Nature," and the BBC series, "Natural World," presented episodes called "The Wolf That Changed America," about Seton, focused in particular on the first story in this book: "Lobo, King of the Currumpaw." Their contention was that his experiences in the capture of Lobo made him the outspoken and controversial activist for wildlife preservation he became. From...

"The life of a wild animal always has a tragic end," as Ernest Thompson Seton said. This is the story of Metitsi Wahb, born a playful cub, orphaned young by the murder of his mother, his brothers and sister, raising himself surrounded by enemies, and growing to the fiercest creature anywhere in his vast range -- though showing himself a gentleman in the Yellowstone National Park. And finally, he is laid low by a smaller, more cunning enemy, and defeated in the end by age and injury. "The life of a wild animal always has a tragic end." I'll warn you this is a gentle and yet violent story, a ...