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Kamots has a minion!

Freedom the Puretooth

Kamots
Legacy Name: Kamots

The

Angelic Kumos
Owner:

Faune

Age: 17 years, 2 months, 1 week

Born: February 10th, 2007

Adopted: 17 years, 2 months, 1 week ago (Legacy)

Adopted: February 10th, 2007 (Legacy)

This pet has been nominated for the Pet Spotlight!

Statistics

Level: 65
Strength: 41
Defense: 37
Speed: 22
Health: 85
HP: 85/85
Intelligence: 498
Books Read: 484
Food Eaten: 0
Job: Full-Time Test Subject

Kamots (Kuh-MOTZ)
Blackfoot for "freedom".

"The most confident wolf and the leader of the entire pack,
Kamots was the most vigilant,
first to respond to strange sounds and smells
or to potential threats to the group.
Curious and tolerant,
he led with intelligence and benevolence."

Living with Wolves

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I don't know that I can remember how young I was when wolves became my answer for the question "what is your favorite animal".
I know at some point big cats won out, especially when I was up close and personal with them. It's impossible not to be in awe or fall in love.
But I think it may in fact have been Kamots and his pack, the Dutcher's and their work, that solidified wolves as something above and beyond for me.
The glimpse into the intimate life of such a powerful, dynamic, brilliant, and secretive animal was a game changer for me. It brought forward an increased passion for conservation, behavior, and education.

In college, I wrote my Conservation Biology Review Paper on human-wolf relationships, and my heart broke as I learned more about the continual impacts of the vilification of these amazing animals.
During my zoo career, I interviewed for and got so very close to having my dream job - working in an advanced program doing free contact wolf care and educational presentations. I would have been able to bring so much to, and get so much from, that role. It wasn't meant to be, and that's okay.
While that dream isn't something I'm chasing right now, the passion still burns brightly.

My bookcase has a shelf almost overflowing with books on wolves, from Farley Mowat (whom I named one of my bunnies after) to David L. Mech to the book that helped start it all - Living With Wolves by Jim and Jamie Dutcher.
I've look several times at the sanctuary closest me. Just far away enough that I don't feel I can commit to volunteering. Maybe one day.
I still plan a yellowstone trip. Beauty in and of itself, but we all know I'm mostly going for the wolves.

I can't pick a species I don't appreciate and admire.
Wolves though, they'll always hold my fascination and adoration.
And in many ways I can thank Kamots, Jim, Jamie, and the whole pack for that.

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The Wolves Within

An old Grandfather said to his grandson, who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice, "Let me tell you a story.
I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those that have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do.
But hate wears you down, and does not hurt your enemy. It is like taking poison and wishing your enemy would die. I have struggled with these feelings many times."

He continued, "It is as if there are two wolves inside me. One is good and does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him, and does not take offense when no offense was intended. He will only fight when it is right to do so, and in the right way.

But the other wolf, ah! He is full of anger. The littlest thing will set him into a fit of temper. He fights everyone, all the time, for no reason. He cannot think because his anger and hate are so great. It is helpless anger, for his anger will change nothing.

Sometimes, it is hard to live with these two wolves inside me, for both of them try to dominate my spirit."

The boy looked intently into his Grandfather's eyes and asked, "Which one wins, Grandfather?"

The Grandfather smiled and quietly said, "The one I feed."

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