Arctic wolf

And as an avid outdoorsman (he even labeled himself ``an ecologist''), he could be graceful in writing of natural beauty: ``There is a vast wilderness of mountains, lakes, rivers, glaciers and tundra, where Kodiak bears roam and the great Arctic wolves stalk the caribou.

For David Mech, who has spent summers crawling on his hands and knees, almost coming nose to snout with arctic wolves in the highest latitudes of Canada, the wolf's return means re-establishing a bond that reaches back to the last Ice Age.

Polar bears, eight species of whales, two million seals, reindeer, musk oxen, Arctic hares and Arctic wolves are just some of the species living here.

Although they will depart in May and travel over the in May and travel over the summer, they will face icebergs, ice floes and strong headwinds, and strong headwinds, and could encounter polar bears, walruses and Arctic wolves.

But there's also much more including nature displays and new animals such as Bengal tigers, orangutans, Malaysian bear cats, Arctic Wolves, Komodo dragons, snapping alligator turtles and "Crocosaurus," the largest captive crocodile in North America that measures nearly 20 feet in length and weighs more than 2,000 pounds.

She finds out how the wild reindeer use this to spot predatory Arctic wolves, which would otherwise be camouflaged.

Arctic wolves also fight hard to protect pups both blind and deaf at birth and weighing just one pound.

Obviously, other animals featured: musk oxen, arctic wolves, humpback whales.