![]() ![]() They are also the ones who challenge the alphas for their position. The beta male and female will be the next in hierarchy. Also, the alpha wolves will hold their tail higher than the rest. ![]() Each and every pack member pays respect to the alpha duo. The other pack members mostly include grown offspring of the leading mates. ![]() There can be 2-20 members in a pack, or more leaded by the alpha male and female, both being treated as equals. The scapegoat of the pack is known as the omega wolf, which has the lowest rank in the pack. The alpha male and female are the leading and breeding couple, followed by the beta, which come second in order. Like all wolves, the arctic wolves also stay in packs, with each member having an order (hierarchy). Till then the entire pack takes care of the pups. They become independent hunters once they are a year old. The pups wean after 5 weeks, which is the time when they are fed with the regurgitated meat, and the female returns back to the pack along with the pups. The female is in turn, dependent on the male to bring her food from the hunt. She gives birth to about 2-4 pups on an average however, there could be as many as 12! The newborns weigh less than a pound, and are blind and deaf they are completely dependent on their mother for food and warmth. Because of the permafrost ground in the arctic, it is difficult to dig a new cave, so she has to rely on the existing outcrops and depressions to raise her pups. When the female is pregnant, she leaves the pack and looks for another cave, till the pups are born. The breeding season begins in the month of March and the female delivers the pups after approximately 63 days of gestation period. Also, it is only the alpha male and female that are allowed to breed. These two are the leaders of the pack and are respected by the rest of the members. Each and every pack consists of an alpha male and an alpha female both of them being mates. The males reach sexual maturity at the age of 3 years, and the females at the age of 2 years. Their pack is their family, and no family can run smoothly without emotions! If they are angry, the ears will raise, their forehead will wrinkle, their tail will be raised out, while their teeth being absolutely exposed with rage. Their forehead will be smooth and eyes will be wide. When they are happy, their ears and tail will be slightly raised, they will pant, drop their jaws down, raise their brows, and slightly wag their tail. Their ears, brows, eyes, mouth, and tail can also tell you about their mood. They show their teeth and snarl when they are upset. They display emotions through their body language and sound variations very similar to that of dogs! They lick, they wag, they lie on their backs to show respect to the leader of the pack, they howl to inform the rest of the pack about their individual whereabouts, or to give warnings, or when they mark a territory. They are social creatures who live in packs and have an order of responsibilities. Yes, they hunt and they kill animals, but that is only for the purpose of survival. You think of wolves, and the first image that comes to your mind is a ferocious werewolf like structure howling at the moon! While it is true that all wolves, including the arctic wolves, do howl they are not actually the monsters that they are perceived to be. In fact, dogs are descendants of the wolves! Wolves and dogs belong to the same family, Canidae, and they have a lot of similar characteristics. They Look Beautiful, so that They can Survive Beautifully! The summers is when the snow melts for a brief period however, the temperature continues to be below the freezing point, even then. ![]() They also live in complete darkness for 5 months in the arctic, with no food consumption at all. The area is covered with snow most of the time with the temperature reading that can go as low as – 70☏! The arctic wolf endures all this, and more. The climatic conditions in the arctic are extremely harsh with sub-zero temperature. These places include, the Northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Iceland, Russia, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark. However, because they travel miles and miles to look for food, they have also been found in the lower latitude of 60°N. The latitudinal range of their natural habitat extends from 70°N and higher. The beautiful white wolf, or the arctic wolf, lives in the most uncongenial environment of the world - the high arctic. Many of the arctic wolves would be unaware about the existence of human beings on earth! The arctic wolves live in regions which have no human interference at all. ![]()
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