The Rise of Wolf 8 Chapter 16

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The Rise of Wolf 8 by Rick McIntyre Chapter 16: Let’s recap the wolf packs in YSNP: (the 3 in bold were original introduced into YSNP from Canada) Crystal Creek Pack = Alpha female-5, Alpha male-6 (8’s brother) Rose Creek Pack = Alpha female-9, Alpha male 8 Druid Pack = Alpha female-40, Alpha male-21 (8’s adopted son) Leopold Pack = Alpha female-7, Alpha male-2 (8’s brother) Chief Joseph Pack Sunlight Pack = Alpha female-41, Alpha male-52 (8’s son) 1. What happened to the deposed Druid ex-Alpha female wolf 39? She died 2. So, 39’s daughter, 41 joined up with 8’s son, 52 to form which new YSNP wolf pack? Sunlight pack 3. Where does the Crystal Creek pack live now? Pelican Valley 4. Why might elk be vulnerable to predators, like wolves, during the spring months? They haven’t shaken off the long Yellowstone winter yet 5. When a wolf stands downwind from a herd of prey animals, such as elk, what are they hoping to achieve or learn? Smell for sickness and or determine if the animal is dead or resting 6. What else do wolves look for in individual animals that might alert them to a vulnerability? Limps, and sniffing for weakness
7. What do worn teeth say about a dead animal (mammal)? Very old and unable to eat 8. Where did the famous wolf researcher Rolf Peterson conduct his wolf studies? Isle Royale, MI 9. What are two visible (up close or through a spotting scope) signs that a female wolf is nursing? Distended nipples and missing belly fur 10. What was the nature of Linda Thurston’s research in YSNP? Monitoring the wolves during the day and night 11. What was the nature of Chris Wilmer’s’ research in YSNP? Monitoring the kills made by wolves 12. So obviously Rick spends a lot of time watching & writing about wolves. At this point in his tenure at YSNP, what else was one of his main responsibilities as a park employee? Bringing people from the park to see the wolves and learn about them 13. Rick uses 3 examples of playful interactions to illustrate a point. First the stick-play between Druid yearlings 103 & 105, second is the time he played with his friend’s half-wolf dog named Kintla & third was when he played with his older brother Alan who pretended to be afraid of Rick & run away from him. Why did Rick think it was important for older wolves/dogs/humans to play with others in such a way as to not dominate & frustrate the younger ones? To teach the difference between aggression and affection to the wolves ___________________________________________________________________________ 14. Read the captions from pictures between 148-149 to answer the following questions. 15. Which original YSNP pack did female wolf 9 & male wolf 10 form? Rose Creek 16. After being constantly bullied by his larger brothers as a member of the Crystal Creek pack, which pack did wolf 8 join & what was his status there? Druid Pack as adopted son
17. How much more can a large bull bison weigh compared to an average adult wolf? 3 times 18. After being raised & mentored for 2 years by wolf 8 in the Rose Creek pack, which pack did wolf 21 join & what was his status there? Druid yearling 19. What is the main prey of most YSNP wolves? Elk 20. In general, how did wolf 40 treat her sister wolf 42? (this becomes important later toward the end of the book). Nurturing and motherly
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