Ever wonder what life is really like for a wolf pack? The following 4 part video series is a story of a pack of 7 wolves living in the Northern Rocky Mountains.
It is a story but it is based on fact and shows how a pack survives in it's quest for food and it's challenges from other packs for it's territory.
The strength of the wolf is the pack. Life on the outside would be lonely and hard so the pack is banded together and led by the Alpha male and female wolves. The Alphas determine the pack's territory and scent mark it every month to leave a clear warning to other packs.
The pack also has a mental map of their territory and they use this to find their prey for food. This is made possible by the size and intricacies of their large brain and their extraordinary sense of smell. The wolf's brain is 30% larger than that of a dog's. Their amazing sense of smell is up to 10,000 times more sensitive than that of a human's.
It is a fascinating world to be sure. Enjoy the the inside view of life on the Wolf Battlefield.
It is a story but it is based on fact and shows how a pack survives in it's quest for food and it's challenges from other packs for it's territory.
The strength of the wolf is the pack. Life on the outside would be lonely and hard so the pack is banded together and led by the Alpha male and female wolves. The Alphas determine the pack's territory and scent mark it every month to leave a clear warning to other packs.
The pack also has a mental map of their territory and they use this to find their prey for food. This is made possible by the size and intricacies of their large brain and their extraordinary sense of smell. The wolf's brain is 30% larger than that of a dog's. Their amazing sense of smell is up to 10,000 times more sensitive than that of a human's.
It is a fascinating world to be sure. Enjoy the the inside view of life on the Wolf Battlefield.
BBC - Wolf Battlefield- Movie Full Episode
