Different wolf members of the pack preparing burrow for pups

Since May 2020 we have traced a very interesting breeding situation in the wolf group that is leaded by quite old experienced female, that we call as Torn Ear.

This year in the Torn Ear's pack three females bred, and each mother was served by a separate adult male. It means that in this wolf pack there are three semi-independent breeding couples. In May-July the pups of three families stayed nearby at the distance up to 3 km away from each other, usually only 0.3-1.8 km apart. All the adult males we registered in the close proximity to each of the three litters. Also, two of the mothers with evident nipples (Torn Ear and another one) were registered nearby to each other for several times, too. However, still any visible cooperation there was not documented..
Read more -- https://sidorovich.blog/2020/07/29/unique-parent-cooperation-in-multibreeding-situation-of-wolf-pack/

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