A 27?year?old Chinese wolf whisperer27岁的中国狼语者
2023-08-15胡金莹
胡金莹
中国一名27岁的动物爱好者一直在内蒙古地区的一处野生动物救护站照顾300多头狼。
A 27?year?old animal lover from Chinahas been taking care of over 300 wolves ata wildlife rescue station in the countrys In?ner Mongolia region.
Ever since he was a child, WangShimin has been fascinated by the unityand bonds of wolves as a species, so whenhe got a chance to work with his favoriteanimals as an adult, he jumped at the op?portunity. In 2015, he started working atan animal rescue reserve in Xilingol, InnerMongolia, taking care of injured wildwolves, feeding them, breeding them, andslowly earning their trust. Over the years,his pack of wolves grew to around 320 ani?mals, including young pups, who seem toconsider him their friend.
In a short video that recently went vi?ral on Chinese social media, Wang explainsthat he spends every day with the wolves,playing with them, and feeding them andthat he considers the animals his most loyalfriends. Even though many of them came tothe wildlife rescue station as wild wolves,they gradually accepted Wang Shimin andnow consider him one of their own.
The 27?year?old man admitted that hesuffered injuries during his years of tryingto get close to the wolves, the most severeof which was a bite that required 30stitches. He considers the injury a worthyprice to pay, as the wolf that bit him even?tually allowed him to get close and pet itand even started playing with him.
Wang Shimin says that his 320 wolvesare everything to him and that he hopes togrow old taking care of them.
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