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Wolf eyes
So this is the white wolf. You might notice he wasn't exactly white in this picture. A wolf that is a certain color at 5 years, may look completely different in another ten years. I mean completely. Notice the light whisps of darker fur on his head. This was one of my first trips to the sanctuary, and he was freshly segregated from his pack because of his aggression.
He was still a very wild boy at this point. (Although I had no idea at the time. It took several years for me to realize we had a connection, and then to discover he was my best friend and brother.)
Something that, like their feet, or their general size- can never be fully appreciated in a photograph, are their eyes. Their eyes are amazing. A Native American tribe once said that wolves were once human beings, and that a sky- god changed them into wolves- but the only thing he could not fully turn wolf was their eyes- they kept their human eyes.
Wolf eyes are big. Real big. It's very hard to see that in a photograph. This is, of course, so see prey in low light situations. You may notice your dog doesn't see long distances to well. Wolves don't either- but they see a lot further than dogs can.
This picture was taken with a 1.3 MP Sony digital Mavica camera. Do you remember them? The 5"x5" ones that could write directly to a 1.44MB floppy disk? Even though it only had 1.3MP, the optics were great quality.
So, there's an aspect to their eyes that is seldom known.
If your spirit is at peace with them, or you have Bonded with a particular wolf, when that wolf is happy, and at peace within its self, their eyes will reflect daylight through their irises.
It is as if their eyes have a gentle golden glow in the daylight. The brighter the light, the more pronounced the glow. I have tried to capture it with a camera, but it never *fully* shows.
But in this picture... I can sort of see it.
At the time, I did not know this wolf. I thought he was beautiful, so I snapped a shot of him, while petting him. He seemed friendly enough, after all.
Look at his eye, and you will see he isn't looking at the camera, or he'd be looking right into it. He's looking at me. As if he was gauging me, and testing me, because there is something about me that piques his curiosity. Something between us that clicks- some long ago buried sorrow.
His ears reflect that- although I feel it is an afterthought, and not an intentional thing. Almost like he doesn't really mean it.
But if you look at his iris, it almost looks like a sunburst pattern on a guitar body. I really think there was a spark there, a sort of glow.
Ironically, the only other creature I have seen this glow in is my current German Shepherd, a wild rescue. She has very light colored yellow eyes. I catch her sometimes with a soft glow to them, which makes me smile so wide!
I never would notice it had I not of known the gentle glow of a happy hearted wolf's eyes.
I forgot why I posted this, to show how big their eyes are. Much, much bigger than a dog's eyes. Hard to see in the picture!
He was still a very wild boy at this point. (Although I had no idea at the time. It took several years for me to realize we had a connection, and then to discover he was my best friend and brother.)
Something that, like their feet, or their general size- can never be fully appreciated in a photograph, are their eyes. Their eyes are amazing. A Native American tribe once said that wolves were once human beings, and that a sky- god changed them into wolves- but the only thing he could not fully turn wolf was their eyes- they kept their human eyes.
Wolf eyes are big. Real big. It's very hard to see that in a photograph. This is, of course, so see prey in low light situations. You may notice your dog doesn't see long distances to well. Wolves don't either- but they see a lot further than dogs can.
This picture was taken with a 1.3 MP Sony digital Mavica camera. Do you remember them? The 5"x5" ones that could write directly to a 1.44MB floppy disk? Even though it only had 1.3MP, the optics were great quality.
So, there's an aspect to their eyes that is seldom known.
If your spirit is at peace with them, or you have Bonded with a particular wolf, when that wolf is happy, and at peace within its self, their eyes will reflect daylight through their irises.
It is as if their eyes have a gentle golden glow in the daylight. The brighter the light, the more pronounced the glow. I have tried to capture it with a camera, but it never *fully* shows.
But in this picture... I can sort of see it.
At the time, I did not know this wolf. I thought he was beautiful, so I snapped a shot of him, while petting him. He seemed friendly enough, after all.
Look at his eye, and you will see he isn't looking at the camera, or he'd be looking right into it. He's looking at me. As if he was gauging me, and testing me, because there is something about me that piques his curiosity. Something between us that clicks- some long ago buried sorrow.
His ears reflect that- although I feel it is an afterthought, and not an intentional thing. Almost like he doesn't really mean it.
But if you look at his iris, it almost looks like a sunburst pattern on a guitar body. I really think there was a spark there, a sort of glow.
Ironically, the only other creature I have seen this glow in is my current German Shepherd, a wild rescue. She has very light colored yellow eyes. I catch her sometimes with a soft glow to them, which makes me smile so wide!
I never would notice it had I not of known the gentle glow of a happy hearted wolf's eyes.
I forgot why I posted this, to show how big their eyes are. Much, much bigger than a dog's eyes. Hard to see in the picture!
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Wolf
Size 1024 x 768px
File Size 347.7 kB
Well, he was in a pen with three other males, and one female. To see how it would go.
She was removed well before he was.
It left him, and them.
Well, he probably weighed 220LBS in this picture, near his fighting weight. And fight he did. He's an alpha, through and through. The only problem was, those other three males wanted to be alpha, too. So it created a problem... After breaking a few pretty bloody fights, it was determined he was the aggressor (And he was. When he was removed the other three quickly sorted out their order and never had a problem after that.) and he was put by himself into the only available smaller pen.
He was also quite rough with people, as his nature was to play, a lot, and sometimes they forget that our skin is not protected by a thick coat of fur. (Other times, like during those ()*&)*#$(*Y&$*&$ nips they counted on it) Less than five people were ever allowed in with him because of it. Because he'd take you down to his size pretty quick, just for fun. And that scares a lot of people... Because he's a wolf.
When I stand straight up (I am 6'1") and he stands up, he can put his paws on my shoulders, and we are eye to eye. He was one of the biggest wolves there.
She was removed well before he was.
It left him, and them.
Well, he probably weighed 220LBS in this picture, near his fighting weight. And fight he did. He's an alpha, through and through. The only problem was, those other three males wanted to be alpha, too. So it created a problem... After breaking a few pretty bloody fights, it was determined he was the aggressor (And he was. When he was removed the other three quickly sorted out their order and never had a problem after that.) and he was put by himself into the only available smaller pen.
He was also quite rough with people, as his nature was to play, a lot, and sometimes they forget that our skin is not protected by a thick coat of fur. (Other times, like during those ()*&)*#$(*Y&$*&$ nips they counted on it) Less than five people were ever allowed in with him because of it. Because he'd take you down to his size pretty quick, just for fun. And that scares a lot of people... Because he's a wolf.
When I stand straight up (I am 6'1") and he stands up, he can put his paws on my shoulders, and we are eye to eye. He was one of the biggest wolves there.
Sort of like a playful reminder that I am getting a little too comfortable around him. Like where they pinch the skin through the smaller front rows of teeth. It's actually how they open up prey animals O.O But it leaves nasty bruises and hurts like a b*tch.
Oh yes, he was heartbroken. He had a tendency to roughhouse with people, so almost nobody was allowed in with him. When I felt the connection with him and I was (finally, after much begging with the owner) real, he accepted me as his pack mate and brother. If it wasn't for that loneliness, I feel that he would have brought me down to size, I would have been scared/pissed and never given him the time of day again. But he didn't. Actually, he was like, "OH DEAR GOD LET ME SMELL ALL YOUR SMELLS HUMAN PLEASEEEEEE!" It was a minute of the most intense sniffing I had ever received by a wide- eyed wolf.
Wolf: SNIFFSNIFFNSIFFNSIFFNSIFFNSNIFFFFFFFFFFFFF *Inhales* SNIFFSNIFFSNIFFSNIFFSNIFF "Don't move! Don't move! Please!"
Me: "Okay! Okay!"
Wolf: SNIFFSNIFFNSIFFNSIFFNSIFFNSNIFFFFFFFFFFFFF *Inhales* SNIFFSNIFFSNIFFSNIFFSNIFF "Don't move! Don't move! Please!"
Me: "Okay! Okay!"
The wolf is strength and courage. The wolf can not be tamed or broken. The wolf is timeless respected across all ages from the norse gods to the native americans. The wolf is power and skill in the hunt, and The wolf puts the pack before himself a paragon of teamwork and family.
Um sorry about that i love wolves almost as much as i love the Dragons of myth and legend.
Um sorry about that i love wolves almost as much as i love the Dragons of myth and legend.
Don't be sorry :3
Becoming part of the pack, and getting to know them on deeply personal levels shattered much of what I thought I knew about them, which gave way to the wonderful truth: That they were everything I hoped they were, just different than I ever expected. Of all the animals, I can say (The dog backs me up on this, because they *are* wolves, domesticated) they are the most human like in emotion and heart. Truly noble creatures, who may show you their world, if they find you worthy, and willing to listen.
Becoming part of the pack, and getting to know them on deeply personal levels shattered much of what I thought I knew about them, which gave way to the wonderful truth: That they were everything I hoped they were, just different than I ever expected. Of all the animals, I can say (The dog backs me up on this, because they *are* wolves, domesticated) they are the most human like in emotion and heart. Truly noble creatures, who may show you their world, if they find you worthy, and willing to listen.
Few people understand the significance of wolves and it saddens me that they were wiped out in the UK even though that was centuries before my time. The only wolves i ever saw were at a zoo when i was little. and even then it saddened me to have bars separating me from them. I don't see a wolf as a mere animal like some do but as an equal. Yes i got to stroke the alpha Males coat but i'd rather have broke his prison because he seemed so sad and i was only 8yo at that time. 22 years ago i wonder what became of him and his pack?
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