two examples of how the wolf/caribou interaction was not what he expected it to be like in chapter 19

Farley grabs his binoculars and heads after them as is. He follows them six miles or more across the country and is surprised to find that despite running into a large caribou herd, the wolves seemed intent on playing rather than hunting. In fact, the scene that greets him as he crests the hill is one of placid cohabitation between the species. He finally gives up when he realizes that he is doing more to frighten the herd than the wolves are, and he heads for camp again.