Rick McIntyre 
Thinking Like a Wolf 
Lessons From the Yellowstone Packs

Book Five in the Award-Winning “Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone” series




“Rick’s writing is so vivid, so powerful, that I feel I have been right there with him among the wolves of Yellowstone.”—Jane Goodall




Following eight major wolf personalities, Thinking Like a Wolf draws on decades of field notes to uncover the challenges and triumphs of Yellowstone’s wolf packs, from the “chief historian of the most famous wolf population in the world” (Washington Post).



In his latest book, award-winning author and renowned wolf researcher, Rick Mc Intyre, explores the intricate world of wolf behavior in Yellowstone National Park and highlights the individual character traits that allow wolf packs to thrive.



Unveiling power struggles, pack politics, the roles of family protection, inter-pack conflicts, and more, Rick skillfully follows the intricacy of packs and the unique attributes each wolf has. In these true stories, he celebrates the many lessons we can learn from wolf packs and the dynamic personalities that enable them to expand across new territories amidst adversity.



Weaving an impressive web of politics and power, family cooperation and commitment, rivalry and resilience,
Thinking Like a Wolf provides readers with a unique window into the fascinating inner workings of wolf packs.

Table of Content

Map of Northeast Yellowstone National Park
Map of Select Yellowstone Wolf Pack Territories
Map of the Journeys of Dispersers 755 and 890 In and Around Yellowstone National Park
Principal Wolves
Foreword by Frans de Waal
Introduction: Thinking Like a Wolf
1. Dreaming of Wolves
2. True Grit: 755’s Story
3. Living in the Moment: 926’s Story
4. Rivals: 970’s Story
5. Into Enemy Territory: 890’s Story
6. Won’t Back Down: 911’s Story
7. The Rivalry Continues: 907 and 969’s Story
8. The Nanny: 1109’s Story
9. Coup d’État: Black Female’s Story
10. Team Player: 1048’s Story
11. Building an Alliance: 907’s Big Gamble
12. Leader of the Pack: 907 Prevails
13. Humans and Wolves
14. Homecoming
Acknowledgments
References
Index

About the author

Rick Mc Intyre is a wolf behaviorist who has spent more than forty years watching wild wolves in America’s national parks, twenty-eight of those years in Yellowstone, where he has accumulated over 100, 000 wolf sightings and educated the public about the park’s wolves. He is retired from the National Park Service and is currently a faculty affiliate at the University of Montana.


Frans de Waal was a primatologist and ethologist. He was the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Primate Behavior at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory, and author of numerous books including
Mama’s Last Hug and
Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist.