An alpha female and male is the head female and male of the pack. Also the alpha female and

the alpha male are the only ones that are

supposed to mate in the pack. There is only one

alpha male and one alpha female per pack.

All wolves have a place in the

hierarchy starting from the lowest

(subordinance) and going to the highest

(dominance)

Most litters or groups of young have 5 or 6 pups. But, a litter can

have as many as 12 pups. At birth

the pups can’t see or hear.

How long until wolf pups can walk?

After 2 weeks the pups can walk, and in about 3 weeks they come out of their den for the first time.

How do wolf pups find their place in the

hierarchy?The wolf pups play with each other, wrestling to

be on the top. This is how they decide where

their place is in the hierarchy. However,

sometimes other wolves try to defeat the leader

of the pack.

Have you ever wondered why wolves howl at the

moon?Really, they are not

howling at the moon. They are

howling to communicate with other packs and to

call back pack members.

How do wolves show sadness for a lost mate?

They howl to show sadness at the death of a mate or the wolf

leader.

WHAT DO WOLVES Prefer?

THEY LIKE LARGE LIVESTOCK, LIKE

moose and caribou. They would prefer to

hunt BIG GAME, rather than a

squirrel or rabbit, but occasionally they will have a

snack! 

Wolves will attack all

people.  Not true! They will

attack you if you come too close, if

you hurt one of their babies or pack

members, they will also attack if they

see you with a gun. Wolves are really gentle creatures.

Arctic wolves eat mostly arctic hares, caribou, musk oxen,

and Dall sheep. Minnesota, wolves feed on deer and

moose. Red wolves living in the south

eat rabbits, beaver, and mice.

Who raises the wolf pups?

The whole pack raises the pups.

When the mother’s ready to hunt

again, one of the pack members-an older brother or sister-stays with

the pups.

The entire pack will help bring the pups

food and defend them, if necessary. The pups learn their

place on the pack and how to obey

pack leaders from the adults. Pups

who misbehave are grabbed by the

scruff of the neck and carried away from the pack.

All wolves build their den under ground not above ground like in a cave. The mother wolf digs a den or uses an old

used one. The den is underground and it goes down in the earth and then it turns and then

there’s a lot of space for the mother and the pups when they

are born.

When are pups ready for solid food?

By around 4 weeks of age the pups

are still too small to follow the pack

to the kill, but their teeth are growing and

they’re ready to eat solid food.

By 8 weeks, the pups have their

teeth and no longer need their

mother’s milk. She weans them

by rolling onto her stomach when

they try to nurse.

Hi! Our names are Brittany Lewis and Stacy Yesko. We like wolves a lot and that is one reason we wanted to do this power point presentation. We wanted to prove to people around the world that wolves are gentle creatures, and they are. We hope you have learned a lot about wolves.