🐺 Big news from Colorado: for the first time since the 1940s, wild gray wolf pups have been born in the state. Wildlife officials confirmed that a wolf pair, often referred to as “Jane” and “John,” successfully produced a litter in Jackson County. At least three pups were observed, marking the first confirmed wild wolf birth in Colorado in nearly 80 years. Gray wolves were effectively eliminated from Colorado by the mid-20th century due to hunting and habitat loss. The arrival of this new litte

Painted wolves ruthlessly take down impala ram! #robtheranger #africansafari Painted wolves are also known as african wild dogs, ornate wolves, cape hunting dogs, painted hunting dogs, and various other names in Engllish, and of course other languages have different names too. The scientific name Lycaon pictus (which means painted wolf) stays the same whatever you call them. Yes they are not Grey Wolves, the animal most people think of when using the word Wolf, but neither are any of the other a

A Gray Wolf from the Wapiti Lake Pack crosses the road in Hayden Valley, Yellowstone National Park. The Wapiti Lake Wolf Pack is a prominent pack in Yellowstone. They are one of the larger packs in the park. They are frequently observed and have contributed significantly to research on wolf behavior, predator-prey dynamics and habitat use. Over the course of the next several days, I will share a lot of the moments from this year with this pack, highlighting individuals as well as the pack overal