In today's ethogram video, Abby, our dedicated Assistant Wolf Curator, delves into the fascinating world of wolf behaviors, specifically focusing on guarding and food possession. Through the lens of Abby's expertise, we gain insight into how wolves exhibit protective behaviors over objects, which, to the untrained eye, might appear aggressive or confrontational. Abby explains that while these behaviors are indeed vocal and can involve a display of teeth, they seldom lead to actual harm among the

At the International Wolf Center, we use an ethogram to track behaviors of the ambassador wolves. A typical behavior we see with the ambassador wolves is the Scent Roll. Listen as our Assistant Wolf Curator, Abby explains what scent rolling is and how wolves use it to communicate. Comment below if you have witnessed your dog doing a scent roll. #wolffacts #🐺 #wolf #wolves #internationalwolfcenter #ethogram | International Wolf Center

Watch our newest ethogram video featuring Assistant Wolf Curator Abby explaining wolf behavior, specifically focusing on lip curling. Lip curling occurs when a wolf curls its lip to reveal a canine tooth, often as a part of a threat display or to show possession. #internationalwolfcenter #wolf #ethogram #wolfbehavior | International Wolf Center

In this week's ethogram video, our Assistant Wolf Curator, Abby, explains caching, a food/predatory behavior. Wolves and other canines, such as coyotes, foxes, and dogs, engage in caching food. Additionally, other wildlife species, like wildcats, rodents, and birds, also exhibit this behavior. #wolffacts #wolvesofinstagram #wolf #internationalwolfcenter #ethogram | International Wolf Center