howling wolf - grey wolf - canis lupus

The grey wolf (canis lupus) lives in a variety of regions including mountains, deserts, and forests. The grey wolf is the largest member of the canine family. Their diet consists of rabbit, deer and moose. Wolves are social animals living in packs. They communicate with each other using scents and howling.
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De wolf leeft in een familiegroep, een roedel. Eén wolvenpaar is de baas en leidt en beschermt de groep. Dit zijn de alfa reu en teef. Alleen dit paar zorgt voor nakomelingen. In de roedel heerst een strikte hiërarchie. Communicatie in een groep wolven gebeurt door middel van lichaamshouding, stand van de staart en oren en gezichtsuitdrukking. Uiteraard speelt het maken van geluiden ook een belangrijke rol in het communicatiesysteem. Een wolvengroep huilt regelmatig, dit versterkt de onderlinge band, maar zo is het voor andere groepen ook duidelijk waar deze roedel zich bevindt. Jagen doet een wolf niet alleen, maar in groepsverband. Als het moet, kan de roedel dagenlang een prooi volgen.


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[CrazySingingNote]

hahahaha that one wolf is like "wtf?" at :26 hahahaha

[supremenovagarr97]

i wish i could join them :)

[pejb83]

0:10-0:14 sounds like me when i wake up in the morning

[theKassCam]

@kanid3942 Wolves can't comprehend that we've killed thousands of them. An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.

[kanid3942]

@theKassCam Well they may get a thrill out of it, and they may have killed humans before, but we've killed thousands of them. Also it is quite possible that on many occasions, the attacks didn't appear provoked, but the wolves considered themselves threatened. While violence is a part of the natural world, being injured makes an animal vulnerable, so they are not violent all the time, just like there have been unprovoked attacks by humans, but that doesn't mean all humans are always violent.

[theKassCam]

@kanid3942 False. Wolves kill for the thrill also, just like almost all apex predators. There have been many recorded attacks when the wolves are unprovoked. I don't see what humans have to do with anything. We're at the top of the food chain. Any animal that ranks high up there is obviously going to be violent. Natural competition makes you want to win.

[kanid3942]

It doesn't have to be beautiful, it's just how they communicate.

[kanid3942]

@theKassCam Wolves are actually not violent animals. They only kill for food, and they defend themselves IF they are attacked. But wolves are not vicious animals. This is a sad misconception. Humans are more violent than wolves.

[zotzservant99]

Ow, my poor ears @_@; Sounds like that pack of mutts that used to live behind my house. Nothing beautiful or special about that yapping >.<;

[theKassCam]

@stollensecret Puppies that would gladly rip you limb from limb. Yeah. Fantastic.

[ebaum78]

i thought that was annoying