Wolves :)
Diet and Behavior
Diet
- Western part of U.S wolfs mostly prey on elk, deer, and moose
- they are opportunistic eaters which means they eat anything that they can find
- Rabbits beavers, and dead animals
- Adult wolves eat 5 to 14 pounds of meat each day they eat
- Hunts are 3%- 15% successful
- sometimes they go 12 days without feeding
- so when they kill something sometimes they devour the carcas and eat as much as 20 pounds
Behavior
- SCENTING BEHAVIOR
- a wolfs sense of smell is way stronger than humans
- they can smell something like prey from up to 1.5 miles away
- they can use their scent to mark territory establish position of a site kill
- it helps them capture their prey
- VOCAL BEHAVIOR
- wolf's communication contains howls, whines, growls, and barks
- they howl to assemble their pack and warn intruders
- a pack's howling session can last up to 85 seconds long
- PHYSICAL BEHAVIOR
- wolves can use body language as a form of communication
- facial expressions can be used
- can snare teeth and point erect ears to indicate dominance
Wolf Hunting Tactics