A wolf pack consists of anywhere from 2 to 20 wolves. The average wolf pack has 6 to 8 members.
The alpha wolf is typically the one who leads the pack. The alpha male decides where the pack will go, and the rest will follow.
The leading wolf is more accurately described as the “breeding male”. The leader is simply the one who’s actively breeding. Typically, this is also an older and more experienced wolf.
Some sources say that the old ones walk in the front, to make sure they don’t fall behind. This is incorrect. Instead, they walk in the middle, or towards the back in a single file.
These oldest wolves help adjust the pace of the group in case of a race, so they don’t fall behind them.
It conserves energy for all of them to move as one instead of trying to split up or having lagging members.
The second group, or first five, are the strongest and the most robust, they have the task of protecting the front in case of attack.
The group in the middle is always protected against any attack.
The five behind them are also among the strongest and the best; they are in charge of protecting the rear in case of attack.
The last ones make sure no one is left behind. They keep the pack united and on the same path. They are always ready to run in any direction to protect and serve as “Bodyguard” to the whole group.
With stronger wolves at each end of the pack, the weak and old wolves are protected in the middle.
Lastly, sometimes wolves pick up a scent of animals, dead animals, or other wolves, which they need to investigate. They can easily split apart from the group and do exactly that.
The average wolf can cover about 30 miles per day, but this does depend on the terrain and how much food is available for them along the way.
Wolves tend to be nocturnal which means they are most active at night. They may also travel during the day if they have a long way to travel.
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Enjoyed this one a lot. Great shots, too; you know in the first one they all looked ferocious, and in the last one, particularly the two darker ones at the bottom, they all looked happy. Singing! And they are so organized, I never knew; like a “well oiled machine.” God programs us all much better than AI ever could.
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Indeed.
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If only us higher species possessed the knowledge of the wolf pack. Unfortunately we act like the roadrunner and the coyote. Gotta love Acme though.
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BEEP-BEEP! BAM!
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In my hitchhiking experiences, a coyote yelps and a wolf howls.
I was hitchhiking in Idaho several years ago this guy picked me up. He had a PhD in wildlife management. He told me that they have never found a wolf that weighed over 150 pounds (I was told by a few people that they had seen 200-pound wolves or 220-pound wolves). In the early 1900s, Teddy Roosevelt offered a $10,000.00 prize to anyone who killed a wolf that weighed over 150 pounds. No one ever did.
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Interesting.
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