Here are some facts about wolves, according to the National Wildlife Federation.
- Wolves communicate through body language, scent marking, barking, growling and howling. Much of their communication is about reinforcing the social hierarchy of the pack.
- When a wolf wants to show that it is submissive to another wolf, it will crouch, whimper, tuck in its tail, lick the other wolf’s mouth or roll over on its back.
- When a wolf wants to challenge another wolf, it will growl or lay its ears back on its head.
- A playful wolf dances and bows.
- Wolves bark as a warning.
- Howling is for long-distance communication to pull a pack back together and to keep strangers away.
For more information go to National Wildlife Federation website
Wolves are the most persecuted and most misunderstood animals in North America, according to wolf experts Jim and Jamie Dutcher who spent six years living among a pack of wolves and filmed the documentary “The Hidden Life of Wolves.”