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Jesus is it that time already must remember to lock the front door ...

yelps bleats cluck blub, glub, glug whinny ruff grunt hisss cock-a-doodle-do oink bay yowl keening savage yowl bam

keen kick, 

Wolves have twice the biting power than that of a dog

Howling identifies the packs whereabouts to lost members, serves to avoid aggression between packs and helps demarcate territories


Under threat wolves will purge their stomach contents to make their bodies lighter for flight

When wolves are put into abnormal situations – small enclosures or when physically abused or threatened, they display aggressive behaviour and often become violent to protect themselves


The Omega wolf serves an important purpose by absorbing the packs aggression thereby maintaining balance within the pack  

This submissive position is displayed by means of body language.
Ears back – head down – tail between the legs – or a raised leg

Lone male wolves have a deep mournful howl, lasting for hours that can be heard up to 25km away

Wolves’ eyes have an extra lense for night vision

the tail tends to curl up 

They are quite vocal as they whimper and whine in hunger, pain or to attract attention   ****

Have you ever watched a dog try to burn ice by pounding on it with their front legs? This usually comical behavior is actually an official recognized behavior among wolves. It is known as a stiff legged jump, and it includes the wolf rearing up on his hind legs and slamming both straightened and held rigid front legs down to the ground. The wolf throws significant weight into the pounding of the front legs creating a great deal of downward force

Just like dogs, this behavior is most commonly used to break ice in order to draw up the warm spring below

to cache is to bury food in a shallow depression thus preventing avian scavengers from detecting the item. Wolves then return and unearth the item later for a snack between kills

To cache is to bury food in a shallow depression thus preventing avian scavengers from detecting the item. Wolves then return and unearth the item later for a snack between kills or some rainy day fun ...




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