One favorite game is pushing and shoving one another. Pups play tag by chasing and nipping each other. They learn to signal that they want to play by pointing their ears up. They start learning to hunt before they are a year old. Many people do not understand wolves.
Wolves are hard to find in the wild because they are shy and elusive.
Packs of wolves have been reintroduced to areas in Yellowstone National Park and to the Nez Perce Reservation in Idaho. The names of the wolf packs in Yellowstone are Druid Peak, Sunlight, Crystal Creek, Chief Joseph, Rose Creek, Leopold, Nez Perce, Thorofare, and Soda Butte. Our class has learned about the Nez Perce pack because we sponsor a wolf in that pack. The names of the wolves in the pack are Kamots, Chemuk, Amani, Matsi, Lakota, Motomo, Wyekin, Wahotts, Motoki, Ayett, and Piyip. Kamots is the alpha male and Chemuk is the alpha female.