Posture is used to indicate the wolf's position in the pack. Submission to a dominant pack member is indicated by a cowering stance and whining. The submissive wolf will lick the dominant wolf's face. A wolf will growl, snarl, lay back its ears, and raise the hair on its back to let another wolf know to back off. Wolf howling serves as a communication between the entire pack.
Wolves tend to give long howls instead of the yapping calls that coyotes are known for.
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