National Geographic: White Wolf Page #2

Genre: Documentary
Director(s): Jim Brandenburg
 
IMDB:
8.6
Year:
1986
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they are constantly exploring.

For Dave Mech,

this unusually intimate view provided

important new information.

Already the benefits of watching

the wolves so close up

became apparent when I was

able to see them nursing.

I could determine how long the pups

nursed at each bout,

how many bouts there were each day,

and then watch this progress

throughout the summer

until finally weaning took place.

Although it's almost midsummer,

the day is freezing cold

A new experience for the pups.

They spent the first weeks

of life in the den,

sheltered by their mother's warmth.

Luckily, there are places to

get away from the chilling wind.

The pups are a picture of

quiet innocence,

far removed from any image of

wicked wolves howling

for blood in the night.

Still, it's the howl that has always

intrigued Jim Brandenburg.

Well, of all the sounds of nature

I really believe that the

wolf howl is the most evocative

and the most mysterious.

I believe also that wolves have

possibly gotten their bad reputation

because of the howl.

To the wolves,

howling is a very important part of

communication their community spirit.

It's sort of like the glue that

holds the family together.

I'd never been able to watch

wild wolves while they were howling.

So! Wanted to look at howling very

closely in all of its forms.

It's especially nice to be able to

watch them while they're doing it.

You can't do that down in the

forested areas but...

That Alpha Male, to me, has the most

distinctive voice for his...

Halfway through the howl he

changes an octave.

Wish I knew what it all meant though,

you know, just like a lot of

the sounds they make.

Um, you know that half bark.

There's a half bark that goes.

Yeah, that's perfect. Yeah.

You know I sneezed today and the

wolves all looked up.

And I was reminded that that probably

means to them there's danger coming.

They didn't know if one of the

wolves did it or...

Yeah.

Then they realized it was me.

It's that staccato kind of a sound.

The mid-back, the one

that's really dominant,

came over to the pups

and they all ran up to it,

And they started mobbing

her like they do,

and she was kind of upset

in the process.

And she kind of barked at em.

And it was just a half bark,

but instantly both Mom and Shaggy

ran right up to her with tail

between their legs and their rump

was down and completely submissive.

It was a wonderful display,

but it was all provoked

by that one half bark.

So, you know, I wish we could

understand these things more.

But it's sure intriguing

to watch them all.

There are equally intriguing topics,

such as the behavior of the pups.

As they've grown,

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