A wounded lioness fighting off a savage attack from a pack of hyenas, an aging wolf scavenging for food midst the heavy snows of a high mountain basin, an African python searching through the jungles of the Congo River Basin for his mate who has been ingloriously abducted by rapacious white hunters are amongst the stories included within ---- a compilation of wilderness tales that unfold in the darkest corners of the planet. It is a different realm where creatures of diverse origins and habits struggle to persevere in desperate circumstances, a journey into the minds and hearts of living beings trying to sustain their existence against improbable odds ---- a poignant exploration of the primordial instinct to survive.