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Things you might not know about wolves

  • Wolves can survive in a variety of habitats.
  • Wolves play a critical role in the healthy, dynamic ecosystems they are in.
  • Wolf packs are highly territorial.
  • Communication between pack members allows wolves to care for and feed their young, defend their territory and co-operatively bring down prey larger than individual wolves could on their own.
  • A great deal of the communication among wolf pack members involves body language. Specialised behaviors and postures have evolved that help reduce aggression between individual animals within the pack.
  • Wolf pups are born blind and deaf in an underground den and have a survival rate of around 50%.

Source: http://westernwildlife.org/gray-wolf-outreach-project/biology-behavior-4/