Once A Wolf: How Wildlife Biologists Fought to Bring Back the Gray Wolf Book

I wanted to know three things about wolves: How do Wolfs communicate? What strategies do wolfs use? What is Wolf Society?

I learned that the leading theory about Wolf communication is they communicate by howling. I deduce that they have some tail signals that they use when hunting prey. They usually howl when chasing prey to tell the stages of the chase. When they are on the kill run they have a different howl than when they are just chasing. I think their howls make their prey panic and make bad decisions.

Wolves eat meat, and a lot of it, but they don't eat every day. They usually have one meal every two to four days. They eat mice and they eat big things like elk, moose, and caribou. When prey stands its ground they encircle it, when prey runs they chase it. They stalk up to their prey so they can get close then they rush in and attack. 2'3% of the time they kill their prey, the rest of the time they fail and the prey gets away.

Alpha, Beta, others is the chain of command. Alpha is the top then there is Beta last there is all the others. I learned the seasonal pattern of wolves' lives. They are in packs in the winter and in the summer they are usually in family groups. Alpha and beta wolves usually are the only wolves that mate. The other wolves usually help get food for the cubs, or little wolves.

I found this information in these books:
Once A Wolf by Stephen R. Swinburne
North American Wolves by Barbara K. Parker
Wolves by Sara Swan Miller

I would recommend these books to people who want to know more about wolves. I didn't find one more useful than the other, but still I liked Once a Wolf more than the others.

Written by Bulldog - Age 8