Wolf Paradise
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Saw this magnificent grey wolf residing at the time I took this photo at the Alaskan Wildlife Conversation Center, in Alaska obvs. It's the closest I've been to a wolf in the wild and even from a distance they looked proud and intelligent and amazing.
The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is a sanctuary dedicated to preserving Alaska’s wildlife through conservation, education, research and quality animal care.
I don't want to alarm you, but some people close to me say that once a month, on the full moon, I look a bit like this. (That's the Halloween scary bit for those in parts of the world that celebrate it ;)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=colQcuUbgQg
" Wolf, don't make a helpless move
You see me and I see you "
[ Highly Suspect ]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q
interesting video if you care to listen and watch. It was sent to me yesterday so I thought I'd share if you haven't seen it.
This wolf photo is actually one I got in Alaska several years ago and had posted an un-cropped version of this but I decide to crop in on the face and post again. It was actually snowing when I took this, snow not added in post processing. The head tilt reminds me of Otto. He always does this when I talk to him
The African Wild Dog has many names including Painted Wolf, Painted Dog, African Hunting Dog etc
It is the largest wild canine in Africa and is listed as Endangered since 1990.
Recent estimates regarding the remaining number in the wild vary around 6600 individuals distributed over a number of African countries and areas.
Photographed in the wild in South Africa
lycaon pictus
Afrikaanse Wilde Hond
Lycaon ou Chien sauvage d'Afrique
Afrikanische Wildhund
perro salvaje africano / licaón
cane selvatico africano /licaone
cão-selvagem-africano ou cão-caçador-africano /Mabeco
Nikon Z9 400mm f/3.2
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Photographed at a wolf sanctuary. Not a zoo.
The sanctuary is for wolves rescued from the wild that could not be let loose due to injury or their inability to live without human assistance.
They are not caged and can run free within the many acres of the sanctuary.
Lancaster County
Three wolf cubs at the entrance of the den, France
Breeding occurs between February and April, only the alpha male and female will mate and she will give birth to the pups alone in her den. After the first month, they emerge from the den with her. It is the responsibility of all the wolves in the pack to help to raise the offspring. They will take turns caring for them while other members go out to hunt. Even with the entire pack caring for them, less than half of all pups survive the first year.
The pups in a wolf pack have a great deal of freedom and privileges. In fact, they are often able to do more and to benefit more than some of the adults within the pack that have a very low ranking.
When they are about two years old they are mature, and they may stay within their own pack and be given a place on the social ladder or they can also leave that pack and go to form one of their own. Males often leave while females choose to stay in the pack they were born into.
January's first full moon is known as the Wolf moon apparently from the howling of hungry wolves in winter.