What is a wolf pack?
A wolf pack is a cohesive family unit consisting of the adult parents and their offspring of the current year and perhaps the previous year and sometimes two years or more. Wolf parents used to be referred to as the alpha male and alpha female or the alpha pair. These terms have been replaced by “breeding male,” “breeding female,” and “breeding pair” or simply “parents.” The adult parents are usually unrelated, and other unrelated wolves may sometimes join the pack.
A family group of a male and a female parent, their cubs of the year, plus their older offspring who have not dispersed. Rarely, they allow another wolf to join the pack. Individuals can spend time alone, but pack members come together to defend their territory, raise and defend the cubs and hunt large prey.
