The specialized molars, called carnassials are used for slicing and tearing. The last molars are used for pulverizing and grinding food. The wolf's sense of smell is up to 100,000 times greater than a human's . Under the right conditions a wolf can smell something up to 300 yards to 1 mile away. Their hearing is excellent also.
Wolves can hear a howl as far as six miles away in the forest and ten miles away on the open tundra.
Hunting can be extremely dangerous for a wolf as the antlers and the hooves of a large animal can injure or kill an attacking wolf. As hunters, wolves have a low success rate when it comes to hunting large prey. One study shows that for every twelve moose tracked, only one was caught. Hierachy Within the wolf pack, there is a strict hierachy. The alpha leads the pack in the hunt and makes important decisions concerning the welfare of the group.