The “Alpha” wolf leads the pack ... is crucial to maintaining harmony within a wolf pack. Omegas care for pups when other adults need to hunt or sleep. They are also the ones to initiate ...

In reality, wolf packs are usually much less complicated. Doesn't work for wolves in the wild Calling wolves alpha and beta animals comes from research on wolves in captivity, says Barbara Zimmermann.

SAN FRANCISCO— Five of California’s seven known wolf families have produced pups this year, according to a quarterly report published today by the California Department of Fish and Game. These 30 new ...

Mike Bock Maned wolf Elliana (above) gave birth to one of the three pups born this winter at the Zoo’s conservation and research campus in Front Royal, Virginia. Smithsonian/Jessica Kordell In ...

a father of four young pups, had previously suffered an emergency leg amputation in November after being caught in a government trap. The wolf’s two-year-old daughter died in January because of causes ...

Snow White and her pups At its core, a wolf pack is a large extended family where everyone must work together to survive. Snow White and Alpha – the pack’s mother and father – are a ...