The study, published Monday, July 7, in PNAS, analyzed research from May 2020 to July 2024. Researchers studied more than 100 ...

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

The concept of the alpha male isn't standing up to reality. A large majority of primate communities have shared dominance, ...

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.

Rick's newest book, The Reign of Wolf 21: The Saga of Yellowstone's Legendary Druid Pack, is now available and I'm thrilled he agreed to answer a few questions about "this compelling follow-up to ...

A female wolf has been illegally shot dead in Minnesota, leaving her fellow male wolf without a mate. The wolf was a breeding female belonging to the Tamarack Pack, which held a territory to the ...

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 ...

A year ago at this time, state wildlife officials had confirmed the state's first wolf pups in 80 years were born. This year, their mother is missing.

One of those pups became known as wolf 21. He grew up to be much bigger than wolf 8 but always deferred to him as a higher-ranking male. When 21 was a yearling he saw 8 defeat a larger alpha male ...