It was little more than a side comment, but it caught hold. Inspired by Schenkel, the now prolific wolf researcher David Mech ...

A wolf pack is more than just a group of animals; it's a highly organized team where loyalty and obedience to the alpha are ...

Montana wolf hunt is stalked by controversy ... Park officials believe four of the Cottonwood pack’s 10 wolves -- including 527’s mate, the alpha male, and her daughter ...

The alpha female was the granddaughter of one of the first wolves released in 1998, who also died of capture myopathy after federal capture in 2005. A male and a female wolf of the Prieto Pack were ...

Genetic tests indicate that the mate Oregon’s famous wandering wolf, OR-7, found in the Cascade Mountains of southwestern Oregon could have been the girl next door when he was growing up ...

Wolves Mate for Life. ... Typically, two wolves—an alpha male and a female—will mate and produce offspring. They will produce a litter of about six cubs. Once the babies are born, ...

However, in natural wolf packs, the alpha male or female are merely the breeding animals, the parents of the pack, and dominance contests with other wolves are rare, if they exist at all.

Being an alpha wolf or dog is not synonymous with being highly aggressive, violent, or domineering; research shows there are domineering personalities in wolves and other animals.

Key points. Alpha animals aren't imaginary beings and "alpha" is an applicable descriptive term that has to be used correctly. There are domineering personalities in wolves and other animals.