Mowgli in Reverse: A Norwegian Raised Four Wolves and Became the "Leader of the Pack" (9 photos)

Norwegian Frank Andre Soma has been working in Langedrag Nature Park for over 20 years. Here, he cares not only for rabbits, squirrels, and other small animals, but also for real predators, including wolves.

Think it's dangerous? No! Frank has proven that, if you really want to, you can not only befriend wolves, but even become their leader! Read more below.





Frank Andre Soma starts his morning with a trip to the enclosure where two wolves, Varg and Irgas, live. The man brings the animals food, so they always greet him joyfully.



The wolves respect Frank greatly, considering him their leader.





To achieve this recognition, from the first days of Ask, Embla, Irgas, and Varg's lives (there were previously four wolves, but two had recently died), the man slept with them. This continued for a month and a half.



Frank fed the little wolf cubs and warmed them with his own body heat. This was how he "won their trust."



"The most important thing is to establish initial contact," Frank says. "So the animals get used to you."



Since the wolves have known Frank since birth, they consider him their "alpha male." The animals allow him to carry them, play with them, and even approach their food bowl.



However, there were times when the wolves' animal instincts were awakened. Once, the she-wolf Embla attacked Frank when he entered the enclosure, but the other wolves quickly defended him.



The man says that wolves are actually even more afraid of people than people are of them. The only people the inhabitants of Langedrag allow to approach them are the owner of the nature park, Tuva Thorsson, and Frank himself.



Frank currently works at a bear park located a few hours' drive from Oslo. Here, he's trying to gain the trust of three other wolves, but so far his efforts have been unsuccessful.

"They're already adults, so they're afraid of me," the man says. "I'm sure we'll never have the same relationship as with Varg and Iras, since I didn't raise those animals."

Would you dare to form such a "friendship"?