Big Salmon Lake chromosomes

Help came quickly - or did it? Behati didn't catch sight of the ratty looking creature until he was almost on top of her, deafened by the sound of her own panicked breathing. Her head felt thick and woolly, and tears were not far off. She turned to stare at her would-be rescuer, noting his scrawny frame and hard, dead eyes. Fear fluttered in her chest. This was the kind of wolf her father had protected her from - she knew it without having to be told.

"I-I'm stuck," the dessert-coloured wolf croaked, tugging uselessly at her hind leg. Her mouth was dry and she was desperate for a pee. "Can you.. can you help me?"