▁gun ▁and ▁required ▁to ▁kill ▁one ▁w olf ▁and ▁examine ▁its ▁st om ach ▁contents . ▁Ty ler ▁receives ▁a ▁bapt ism ▁of ▁fire ▁into ▁bush ▁life ▁with ▁a ▁trip ▁by ▁bush ▁plane ▁pil oted ▁by ▁" R os ie " ▁Little . ▁After ▁landing ▁at ▁the ▁destination , ▁Ros ie ▁leaves ▁Ty ler ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁a ▁sub - zero ▁fro zen ▁Ar ctic ▁lake . ▁Ty ler ▁is ▁at ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁what ▁to ▁do ▁about ▁his ▁situation ▁until ▁he ▁is ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁a ▁travel ing ▁In uit ▁named ▁O ote k , ▁who ▁trans ports ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁g ear ▁off ▁the ▁ice ▁and ▁builds ▁a ▁shelter ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁Al one , ▁Ty ler ▁div ides ▁his ▁days ▁between ▁research ▁and ▁surv ival , ▁while ▁night s ▁are ▁fra ug ht ▁with ▁night mar es ▁of ▁w olf ▁attacks ▁upon ▁him . ▁He ▁soon ▁enc oun ters ▁two ▁wol ves ▁— ▁which ▁he ▁names ▁George ▁and ▁Ang eline , ▁who ▁have ▁pu ps , ▁and ▁disco vers ▁they ▁seem ▁as ▁curious ▁of ▁him ▁as ▁he ▁is ▁of ▁them . ▁He ▁and ▁the ▁wol ves ▁begin ▁social ▁ex changes , ▁even ▁ur ine - mark ing ▁their ▁territ ories , ▁producing ▁trust ▁and ▁respect ▁between ▁them . ▁Not icing ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁not ▁e aten ▁any ▁car ib ou ▁and ▁only ▁m ice , ▁he ▁begins ▁a ▁side ▁experiment ▁of ▁e ating ▁only ▁m ice ▁for ▁protein ▁su sten ance . ▁ ▁Another ▁In uit ▁named