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- Not only human mothers love their families. Many animals also share deep bonds with their young. Among the most extraordinary is the bond of mother wolves to their pups. Wolves only bear their young in the springtime just as bison and elk are birthing their calves and deer their fawns.
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Not only human mothers love their families. Many animals also share deep bonds with their young. Among the most extraordinary is the bond of mother wolves to their pups. Wolves only bear their young in the springtime just as bison and elk are birthing their calves and deer their fawns.
- Without wolves and other large predators, ecosystems can go haywire. A 2001 study (PDF) found that when wolves went extinct in Yellowstone, for example, the moose population ballooned to five times its normal size and demolished woody vegetation where birds nested.
- Scavengers thrive when wolves are around. The species that help themselves to wolves’ leftovers include (PDF) ravens, magpies, wolverines, bald eagles, golden eagles, three weasel species, mink, lynx, cougar, grizzly bear, chickadees, masked shrew, great gray owl, and more than 445 species of beetle.
- Wolf kills are also good for the soil. A 2009 study in Michigan’s Isle Royale National Park found that wolf-killed elk carcasses dramatically enhanced levels of nitrogen and other nutrients.
- Wolf kills feed more animals than hunting by humans, since wolves scatter their carrion over the landscape. Wolf kills benefit (PDF) three times more species than human hunting kills.
By altering prey movements, browsing patterns, and foraging behavior (predation risk effects), wolves have an indirect effect on plant and tree regeneration. In this regard, wolves have a trickle-down effect on among animals and plants, a phenomenon known as a “trophic cascade.”
Jul 5, 2016 · For wolves, the reproductive benefits of large size, combined with rapid growth and early age of first reproduction, indicate the first couple years of life are important to a female's lifetime reproductive success.
Like many human beings, wolves live in extended families which are called packs. Pack life ensures the care and feeding of the young, and allows wolves to defend their common territory. Wolves live in packs because cooperation allows them to bring down larger prey.
They, especially the alpha female (the mother of the pack), are the glue keeping the pack together. The loss of a parent can have a devastating impact on social group cohesion. In small packs, human-caused mortality of the alpha female and/or the alpha male can cause the entire pack to dissolve.
