The Call of the Wild by Jack London

"He was preeminently cunning, and could bide his time with a patience that was nothing less than primitive."

Can someone give me an explanation? I don't understand the quote.

4 answers

Who is "he"?

cunning = good at deceiving others, sly
www.answers.com/cunning

preeminently = the very best

bide his time = wait patiently

nothing less than primitive = like an ancient or early animal or human who hunted for his/her food
www.answers.com/primitive
Buck
So ... given the definitions I gave you above, how would you rewrite that quotation describing Buck in your own words?
Buck is good at deluding others and he waits patiently to become wilder.