First recorded in 1810–20
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It’s the tale of a fawn and a wolf cub who get lost in a snowstorm and help each other find their way back to their families.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
She’s also photographed holding a hybrid wolf cub and standing next to a black wolfdog named Raider in a separate shot.
From Fox News ● Jul. 7, 2021
His loving but misguided adoption of a wolf cub is deemed not just mad but dangerous by the nomadic herdsmen with whom he lives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2015
Her Eli is a feral creature, as amoral as a wolf cub, and yet possessed by a sad, all-too-human knowingness.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2015
‘If you remember, I didn’t keep you under close guard. I even let you have the wolf cub with you.’
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Wolf Cub A woman comes of age during troubled times in this solo drama by writer-director Ché Walker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2018
Too done up to protest, Judith allowed Douglas to wrap her in blankets and, with the Wolf Cub snuggled against her back, she dropped into slumber.
From Judith of the Godless Valley by Morrow, Honoré
With Wolf Cub hanging to their heels, they started the upward climb.
From Judith of the Godless Valley by Morrow, Honoré
Old Johnny had gone down to the post-office and Douglas finished his supper and was sitting on the doorstep when Judith galloped up, with the Wolf Cub under the heels of her mount.
From Judith of the Godless Valley by Morrow, Honoré
There was a scramble, a yip from Wolf Cub, and he was inside, licking Judith's hand and trying to climb into Peter's lap at the same time.
From Judith of the Godless Valley by Morrow, Honoré
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