Wolves are pack animals, living in family groups led by a matriarch and her mate. Some wolves stay with their pack their whole lives, helping hunt and raise pups like aunts and uncles as they mature, ...

This article was originally featured on High Country News. Packs are to wolves as families are to humans: They’re the species’ most essential social structure. The dynamics of a wolf pack — who its ...

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Wolves are pack animals, living in family groups led by a matriarch and her mate. Some wolves stay with their pack their whole lives, helping hunt and raise pups like aunts and uncles as they mature, ...