Shaun Ellis is sometimes called ‘The Wolfman’. He’s not a monster; he’s an animal researcher that studies wolves.
Shaun isn’t a normal researcher. Some people call him ‘The Wolfman’ because of the unusual ways that he works with these wild animals. Unlike most animal researchers, he has almost become a wolf.
‘The Wolfman’ because he has almost become a wolf.
Wolves are very powerful and sometimes dangerous animals.
They can easily break bones and kill humans, but Shaun is not
afraid of them.
For almost two years he lived, slept, ate, played, and hunted with
a family of wolves in England.
For twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, he lived the life
of a wolf.
with them twenty-four hours a day.
A family of wolves is called a ‘pack’. Shaun didn’t only join a pack
of wolves; he became their leader.
Shaun grew up in a rural part of England. The local animals were
his friends.
At a young age, Shaun watched how the local foxes lived. As a
young man, one of his first jobs was working in a game preserve.
A game preserve isn’t a normal park. A game preserve is a place
where animals are kept for hunters to shoot and kill.
Shaun loves animals. He didn’t want them to die. He fed them
and planned to help the foxes escape.
them. He planned to help them escape.
When his boss found out, he was fired.
Later in life, Shaun joined the army and became a soldier.