Thinking Like a Wolf: Lessons from the Yellowstone Packs

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Thinking Like a Wolf: Lessons from the Yellowstone Packs - Paperback

Thinking Like a Wolf: Lessons from the Yellowstone Packs - Paperback

by Rick McIntyre
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by Rick McIntyre (Author), Frans de Waal (Foreword by)


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 McIntyre, 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.

Author Biography


Rick McIntyre 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.

Number of Pages: 272
Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN
Publication Date: June 23, 2026
ISBN9781778403767
Author Rick McIntyre
PublisherGreystone Books
GenreHobbies & interests and Education
FormatPaperback
PublishedJune 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages272
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Rick McIntyre is a retired park ranger and the author of the "Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone" series for adults and "The Chronicles of the Yellowstone Wolves" series for kids. Celebrated as the most prolific wolf observer in the world, McIntyre has been profiled by media outlets like This American Life and National Geographic; has been awarded conservation medals; was a key player in the 1995 Yellowstone Wolf Reintroduction Project; and forever changed the way the world views alpha wolves through his public speaking and writing. McIntyre lives near Silver Gate, Montana, where he is retired from the National Parks Service, but still rises early to observe the Yellowstone wolves every day of the week.

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