The alpha female is usually the only one in the pack to have offspring. Next in the pecking order are the beta wolves. These wolves are both male and female, and if anything happens to an alpha, a beta moves up in rank. The rest of the pack is made up of yearlings, pups and an omega wolf. The omega is the lowest ranking animal in the pack.
Observations show that an omega is usually a fallen alpha or beta animal.
In the wild, the omega travels with the pack at a distance and eats last. An omega wolf serves as a stress reliever, instigator of play and a baby sitter. I think one of the most interesting facts about wolves is that oftentimes the pack will care for sick or injured members until they recover or die. At birth, wolf pups are deaf, blind, have little sense of smell and cannot regulate their own body temperature. The mother wolf seldom leaves the pups until they begin to venture out of the den.