Wolves are the descendants of a generalized, carnivore ancestor called Creodont which lived about 100 million years ago. This carnivore was common to all modern carnivores such as cats, dogs and bears. Wolves weigh about 100 pounds and measure around 5.5 feet from nose to tail tip which makes them the largest member of the dog family.

Wolves are an extremely social animal. They exist as a social unit called a pack.Pack sizes vary, they averages seven or less, depending on many variables including the current numbers of the wolf population, the abundance of food, and social factors within the wolf pack.

Wolves hunt, travel, and rest together. While a single wolf can bring down prey larger than itself, it's more reliable and safer to hunt in a pack.

Within each pack is an elaborate hierarchy. It may consist of a single breeding pair, the Alpha male and female, a lower group consisting of non-breeding adults, each with its own ranking, a group of outcasts, and a group of immature wolves on their way up. Some of the younger wolves of the pack may leave to find vacant territory and a mate.

Wolves use body language and facial expressions to communicate with each other. Dominant wolves will freely look other animals directly in the eye, this declares and reinforces their superior rank. A subordinate wolf will cringe towards the leader with tail low and bent legs, ears back and down, in a submissive nature. At other times, active submission involves a group of subordinate wolves surrounding the dominant wolf with their noses up against it. Sometimes the pack will howl.

Various facial muscles, eyes, ears and the nose are extremely important when wolves are expressing their feelings. Bared teeth, an open mouth, ears erect and pointed forward indicate a threat by a dominant wolf.

Wolves are also very territorial animals and do not readily share it with wolves who are not members of their pack.

Wolves communicate and mark their territories by scent. They often do this by urinating near the edges of their territory, and on stumps, rocks and logs that are within their territory. Most of this is done by the dominant wolves, usually the alpha male.

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