Delightful Dog News: Wolves Have Gone Viral For Being So Lazy That They Don't Even Get Up To Howl
Science has determined that all dogs today are direct descendants of wolves. Yes, even the smooshy, small and yipping dogs that don't resemble anything reminiscent of a wolf.
A couple of not so dog like, vivid images tend to spring to mind when one hears the word “wolf.” For me, it’s a big animal howling at the moon on a spooky slightly cloudy night, and also Jacob Black from Twilight.
As animals go, wolves kind of have a bit of a reputation for being mysterious, dangerous, predatory creatures. But, as shown in the following videos, we can now add the word “lazy” to this list.
Which honestly makes today's dogs seem a lot more like wolves than we started out, huh? But don't worry, a wolf is not like your domesticated dog and your domesticated dog is not like these wolves, even if their lazy howls are hysterical and sweet.
As I watched the video my first thought was “mood.” And my second was the realisation that this is probably what I look like trying to have a conversation when I’ve just woken up before my life-saving coffee; lazy howling.
This video of some gorgeous wolves howling in the laziest way possible went viral recently.
This is Alawa and Zephyr.
The wolves' names have special meanings. Alawa, the front wolf means “sweetpea” in Algonquin, and Zephyr at the back, means “light or west wind."
They live at the Wolf Conservation Center, a non-profit organisation in South Salem, New York.
In an interview with Bored Panda, Maggie Howell said:
“For wild wolves, every day is about survival; wolves rely on each other to function, thrive, and survive. As highly social animals, wolves live in structured family units called packs.
Cooperative living gives wolf families a number of benefits. Teamwork facilitates successful hunting, pup rearing, territorial defense, and more.”
“Although our ambassador wolves aren’t toughing it out on the wild landscape, just about everything they do they do together. They play together, sing together, groom one another and most importantly, love together.”
Alawa and Zephyr were both born on April 20, 2011. They also have a younger brother, born three years later, called Nikai.
Together the three wolves are considered "ambassador wolves", which means they help visitors to the centre understand wolves better.
But why do wolves howl?
Howell said:
"Wolves howl to communicate with one another over long distances—they can hear a howl up to 10 miles away in open terrain! A howl can mean many things: a greeting, a rallying cry to gather the pack together, an announcement of their presence to warn other wolves away from their territory, or a spontaneous expression of play and bonding.
Whatever the meaning, it never gets old!”"
Here's another video of them lazily howling!
What do you think? Pretty cool, huh?! Check out more of the wolves at the links below.
The Wolf Conservation Center has a YouTube channel dedicated to showcasing their lovely animals (as well as capturing their lazy howls).
Their Website has loads of live webcams so you can admire the wolves live from your home.
They also have accounts on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
Do you relate to these lazy wolves? Let us know in the comments below.
