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LEARN ABOUT WOLVES
"A wolf’s community- its pack, its prey, and its competitors- is dynamic and delicate. The survival of these
controversial predators hinges on both natural and human forces."
-National Geographic
Know the facts about Wolves
They are VERY loyal to their pack (family)
They are intelligent and social animals
They have one mate for life
They live together in family groups
They love to play, teach and hunt with each other
The whole "wolf family" cares for wolf pups from the pack
They are cautious of people and try to avoid them in the wild
They do not "howl at the moon", they howl anytime of the day
They take care of their own sick or wounded pack members
They are shy and it is possible to live in the same 50 mile radius and never see one
They are dependent upon their family pack. They do not live happily alone
They have 5 toes on the front foot and 4 toes on the back foot
Their sense of smell is 100 times more sensitive than a human’s
They can hear as far as 6 miles away in the forest and ten miles away on the open tundra
They can go for two weeks without food and then eat 20 lbs of meat at the first kill
Some of the information within the learn section is from The Richard E. Flauto Wildlife Foundation,
http://www.nwf.org and http://www.desertusa.com.
Photos copyright © Monty Sloan / Wolf Park
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