Story of China woman and adopted wolf son gains renewed fame, garners 2.8 billion views online

More than a decade ago, Chinese wildlife artist Li Weiyi rescued a dying wolf cub in the grasslands of southwestern China. Recently, the 2017 documentary Return to the Wolves, which chronicles her time with her wolf son, regained attention thanks to a commentary video by film influencer @bizhanfenghua. The topic has attracted an astonishing 2.8 billion views on mainland social media. In April 2010, while sketching in the Zoige Prairie in Sichuan province, Li came across a little wolf, only five...

Source: scmp.com at 2/5/2026 1:00:37 AM.

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