My Favorite Animal

Daily Prompt: Favorite Animal

My favorite animal is the wolf. There are many reasons why I love them, but these stand out the most:

• beauty
• social skills
• power

I’ve always found wolves to be beautiful and majestic creatures. Their appearance and gait are both graceful and predatory. The way they interact is a reflection of the values humans most cherish in relationships. Their physical abilities and power are amazing. There’s so many fascinating details about wolves that are not well known.

I think maybe the media and the literature I’ve consumed in the past few years have driven this preference for wolves, but it’s something a little deeper than that too. Some people choose a spirit animal or have a favorite animal that serves as a metaphor for themselves. I can relate to the connection felt with an animal because of similarities.

Wolves are beautiful animals. Of all God’s creations, they emanate power, strength, and grace like no other. They vary in color, shape, and size so many kinds that are different, but equally beautiful.

The social intelligence and skills of wolves are much like humans. I love the loyalty, concern, and care they show their families and young. The way males and females choose long-term or lifetime partners is enviable. Like humans, some wolves have a preference to be alone and others choose to socialize in different-sized groups. There are lone wolves and wolves can live in large and small packs.

“The wolf you feed is the wolf that wins.”