A hierarchical order exists within the pack; every animal knows its place in that order. Like many human beings, wolves live in extended families which are called packs. Pack life insures the care and feeding of the young, and allows wolves to defend their common territory. Wolves live in packs because cooperation allows them to bring down larger prey. The male and female leaders of the pack are called the breeding pair formerly referred to as alphas. These two animals lead the pack during a hunt and often eat first when a kill is made.
They typically are the only wolves in a pack to mate and produce pups, however in areas where prey is abundant and life is mostly stress-free, multiple litters within a pack can occur. All of a pack's adults help to care for young pups by bringing them food and watching them while others hunt.
All rights reserved. Wolves With their piercing looks and spine-tingling howls, wolves inspire both adoration and controversy around the world. Find out how many wolf species exist, the characteristics that make each wolf's howl unique, and how the wolf population in the continental United States nearly became extinct.
Common Name: Gray Wolf. Scientific Name: Canis lupus. Type: Mammals. Diet: Carnivore. Group Name: Pack. Size: Head and body: 36 to 63 inches; tail: 13 to 20 inches. Weight: 40 to pounds. Size relative to a 6-ft human:. Least concern. Least Concern Extinct. Current Population Trend: Stable. Simon Foden has been a freelance writer and editor since He began his writing career after graduating with a Bachelors of Arts degree in music from Salford University.
He has contributed to and written for various magazines including "K9 Magazine" and "Pet Friendly Magazine. By using the site, you agree to the uses of cookies and other technology as outlined in our Policy, and to our Terms of Use. Alpha Male The alpha male is the boss. Alpha Female The alpha female may not be the most dominant female in the pack to begin with. Omega The omega is the most subordinate member of the pack, this wolf typically was the runt of the litter, and has grown up to be weaker and smaller than the rest.
The Rest of the Pack Between the alpha pair and the omega the wolves establish order among themselves. The mother wolf moves her pups to new den sites every couple of months until the fall, when the pack stops living at den sites. In the wild, wolves live 8 to 13 years, sometimes more. In captivity, they live upward of 15 years. The gray wolf's story is one of the most compelling tales of American wildlife. Once, the wolf was widespread across most of North America, but it was hunted ruthlessly and extirpated over most of its range.
Today the wolf is making a successful comeback in some of its former habitat due to strong conservation efforts. The gray wolf plays a vital role in the health and proper functioning of ecosystems. Gray wolves are the largest living wild canine species. Wolves are the wild ancestor of all our domesticated dogs, from poodles to bulldogs to greyhounds.
Wolf packs usually hunt within a territory, which can range from 50 square miles square kilometers to over a 1, square miles 2, square kilometers. Wolves often travel at five miles 8 kilometers an hour, but can reach speeds of 40 miles 64 kilometers an hour. Wolves howl to solidify pack bonds and warn other wolf packs to stay away—but despite popular belief, wolves don't howl at the moon.
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