but was also there to carry in the wolves on their arrival, specifically number five, an alpha female whose line would form the backbone of Yellowstone’s wolf population. Eighteen months after ...

Maybe some of these wolves might challenge the alpha male to take over leadership of the pack? On the Howstuffworks website, for example, you can read that wolves follow "an incredibly ...

Wolves, symbolizing wilderness and freedom, have long been subjects of both admiration and fear. These majestic predators ...

As a woman, the female aspect of wolves and humans fascinates me. In my opinion and from my experience, the world of wolves is a world of women. It’s usually the alpha pair who make decisions ...

In every pack there’s a male and female wolf that rank higher than the others. This couple is often referred to as the “alpha” pair. Previously, it was thought that the alpha pair ascended ...

The wolf on the right is nearly white with age. “Alpha female,” McAllister calls out. The fur on her face is worn to fuzz, like a child’s old stuffed toy. Her eyes are bald, round buttons.

A gray wolf, Canis lupus The carcass of a bison that drowned in the Yellowstone River became a feast for an alpha female of the Mollie’s wolf pack and her two year-old offspring. Bringing down a ...

dispersing wolves may travel hundreds of miles in seeking mates. BREEDING: Normally, only the top-ranking “alpha” male and female in each pack breed once each year. Litters are born from early April ...

I wanted to dig in and see what was there. And it was because of that serendipity of her carrying in the first wolf, the alpha female — number five — that would go on to carry her name ...