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    A woman who lives with wolves

    A 24-year old French woman, Laetitia Becker, lives with wolves in a remote village in Russia. She sounds quite content with her life.

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    Just wait until one of the members decide she's no longer capable of being pack leader.

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    This story is pretty tame in comparison to the girl in Russia who was actually raised for several years with wild dogs. She suffered lifetime behavioral problems and continued to revert to some of the behaviors she had grown up with.

    Google feral children for a dose of some pretty crazy stuff.

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    she's hot

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    This will probably end like the guy who was living with bears. Eventually, the animals do what they do best.

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    Thinking about this at lunch, does anyone remember an old computer game where you played as a wolf and had to learn to run the pack, avoid hunters, etc?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skipper View Post
    Thinking about this at lunch, does anyone remember an old computer game where you played as a wolf and had to learn to run the pack, avoid hunters, etc?
    Surprisingly enough it was called Wolf.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dirt View Post
    Just wait until one of the members decide she's no longer capable of being pack leader.
    Will they then wolf her down?

    Sorry.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brendan View Post
    Surprisingly enough it was called Wolf.
    I have fulfilled my idiot quota for the day, but then again, I have a quota because I'm officially over 40 and we are allowed to forget simple things. :)

    I vaguely remember playing the game. It was pretty unique at the time, I don't remember it being a big hit though. Wikipedia has a link for it which jarred a few memories.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_(game)

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    Quote Originally Posted by EpicBoy View Post
    This will probably end like the guy who was living with bears. Eventually, the animals do what they do best.
    Probably not, actually. Bears are by-and-large solitary creatures, whereas wolves are pack creatures. As such, wolves have clearer group communication & are much less likely to turn on one another.

    Also, they have tails and are cuter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skipper View Post
    I have fulfilled my idiot quota for the day, but then again, I have a quota because I'm officially over 40 and we are allowed to forget simple things. :)
    I'll forgive you since I regularly exceed my quota of stupid and I'm 10 years younger than you.

    And let's face it, it is a 14 year old game only three people ever seem to have played.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jarmo View Post
    Will they then wolf her down?
    All the better to see you with, my dear Jarmo. All the better to see you with.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bullhajj View Post
    All the better to see you with, my dear Jarmo. All the better to see you with.
    Hey, don't you be making no anime eyes at me, man.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anaxagoras View Post
    tails

    Quote Originally Posted by Anaxagoras View Post
    cuter

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    Quote Originally Posted by tiohn View Post

    Dude! Srsly, tictacz r gud 4 u.

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    Tiohn: I lose.

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    This woman needs to be part of a quest in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky.

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    Not quite as dangerous as it first sounds:
    Becker's wolves are even less scary because they're locked up. The young woman is engaged in a rehabilitation programme. She retrieves baby wolves from zoos or hunters and releases them back into the wild once they have grown up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tim James View Post
    This woman needs to be part of a quest in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky.
    Actually, her real-life quest is to find a mate. In one interview she said it is hard to find a man who likes the company of wolves as much as she does.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rimbo View Post
    she's hot
    She's no dog.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jarmo View Post
    Actually, her real-life quest is to find a mate. In one interview she said it is hard to find a man who likes the company of wolves as much as she does.
    I think it is safe to say he'll be wearing this:




    (credit should go to our own Jerry Sizzler.)
    Last edited by Mr_PeaCH; 06-11-2008 at 01:42 PM. Reason: mo link = mo betta

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jarmo View Post
    Actually, her real-life quest is to find a mate. In one interview she said it is hard to find a man who likes the company of wolves as much as she does.
    There's always this guy:

    http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080611/federal_budget.html?.v=2

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    Quote Originally Posted by Article
    Becker's wolves are even less scary because they're locked up. The young woman is engaged in a rehabilitation programme. She retrieves baby wolves from zoos or hunters and releases them back into the wild once they have grown up.
    If she were American, she'd go live with actual wild wolves until they nom'd her. She's just dicking around with dogs.

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    Stephen Colbert must feel so conflicted.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jojo View Post
    Not quite as dangerous as it first sounds:
    I saw a show about a guy who does that in Russia with bears. He effectively plays the role of the bear's mother (who has been killed by hunters) and teaches them to forage and hunt and fish, and even scares off other bears who wander into his territory.

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    Accustoming big carnivores to human and then setting them free into areas inhabitated by humans seems a bit risky. I'm sure the french lady isn't in any real danger from wolves she has herself reared, but what happens when the wolves accustomed to humans run into humans not used to interacting with wolves.

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    She said in one interview that she doesn't talk to the wolves, she doesn't want them to become accustomed to human voices. Probably tries to lessen the effect you mentioned, but it's still there.

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