In today's ethogram video, Abby, our dedicated Assistant Wolf Curator, delves into the fascinating world of wolf behaviors, specifically focusing on guarding and food possession. Through the lens of Abby's expertise, we gain insight into how wolves exhibit protective behaviors over objects, which, to the untrained eye, might appear aggressive or confrontational. Abby explains that while these behaviors are indeed vocal and can involve a display of teeth, they seldom lead to actual harm among the

In this week's ethogram video, our Assistant Wolf Curator, Abby, explains caching, a food/predatory behavior. Wolves and other canines, such as coyotes, foxes, and dogs, engage in caching food. Additionally, other wildlife species, like wildcats, rodents, and birds, also exhibit this behavior. #wolffacts #wolvesofinstagram #wolf #internationalwolfcenter #ethogram | International Wolf Center

In this week's ethogram video, Assistant Wolf Curator Abby discusses the Ride Up behavior, which entails one wolf placing its forelegs or paws on the back of another wolf from the side. In most cases, this displays dominance. Comment below if you have observed your dog exhibiting this behavior towards another dog at home or the dog park. #wolffacts #🐺 #wolf #wolves #internationalwolfcenter #ethogram #WolfWednesday #wolfwednesday | International Wolf Center