For today’s #WolfAwarenessWeek post, let’s talk about wolf howling🐺🐺 As a form of communication, howling serves multiple purposes. It is used by pack members to display dominance, reinforce territoriality to other packs, and reunite with their pack if they get lost! A common misconception is that wolves howl at full moons. Full moons = bright nights, which means wolves can see more. As such, they may be able to pick up on more stimulus that may require howling, which is why wolves generally ho

Why do wolves howl? There are many reason why wolves howl out in the wild. It is their most common form of communication, and they do not howl directly at the moon. 😉 They are crepuscular animals, which means they are most active in the dawn and dusk. So, it can be a coincidence that seems to be them howling while the moon is out! Typically, wolves howl to rally the pack together, to find a missing pack member, to approach a hunt, or it’s used as territorial expression to other wolves. Their ho