"CRY OF THE NORTH" FRANKLIN MINT PORCELAIN WOLF SCULPTURE ON CRYSTAL BASE 1988

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"CRY OF THE NORTH" by D. J. Chin FRANKLIN MINT PORCELAIN WOLF SCULPTURE ON CRYSTAL BASE 1988. in excellent pre-owned condition.  The sculpture weighs approximately five pounds and is approximately 12' tall, 9' wide, and 5' deep.
From the distinguished wildlife artist D.J. Shinn, Cry of the North portrays the magnificent white wolf of the Arctic. The porcelain sculptured wolf is poised upon a magnificent piece of full-lead crystal as clear as the Artic ice. this was from the Franklin Mint, by authority of the National Wildlife Federation. Comes with a somewhat creased Certificate of Authenticity. Will be double boxed for safety during shipping.
No being better symbolizes the spirit of the harsh northern wilderness and the indomitable will to survive it than the great white wolf of the Artic.  A small number of these silky, nearly pre white wolves are known to inhabit the Queen Elizabeth Islands of the Artic Archipelago, Ellesmere Island in northern Canada, and are scattered throughout other parts of the vast and barren tundra north of 75 degrees latitude.  The white wolf's unique, light-colored coat is thicker than those of other wolves, has  ruff around the neck and is thicker still on the belly and haunches.  Also unique to this wolf is stiff hair that grows between its foot pads, which serves as protection against cold.
This remarkably hardy and resourceful animal is able to withstand the biting sub-zero Artic temperatures and somehow manages to track enough game in the sparsely vegetated and usually snow-covered tundra.  As long as some prey is available and man does not invade this primitive habitat-one of the wolves remaining few-the white wolf can survive this severe environment.
Like other wolves, most white wolves live in packs of about four to seven members.  A strict social hierarchy is maintained within the pack.  The leader is usually the largest and strongest male wolf, and is followed by the younger males, the females and finally, the young in order of strength.  Each year the leader and his mate breed and four to seven pups re born in a litter.  All members of the pack assume responsibility for the care, feeding and education of the pups, who are very protectively nurtured.  There is much interaction within the pack-with tail-wagging, caressing, romping and friendly brawls, and the voicing of various emotions with howls, yelps, barks and snarls-but strangers are usually driven away.
All the more intriguing for its elusiveness and its aloofness towards man, the wolf has long been both feared and revered for its fierce and independent nature.  A carnivore and a skilled hunter, the wolf is legendarily feared by man as a wild and savage beast.  Though it is difficult animal to observe, those who have studied the wolf closely would argue that his highly intelligent animal, with it extremely complex social instincts, is generally very peaceful, and is but a powerful predator driven quite naturally by hunger.