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Acknowledgements

This document was inspired by Wolf Parks (4004 E 800 N !attle "round #N 4$%&0

www'wolfpark'or) Wolf Ethoram (*e+ised &00&) used as a te,t for the Wolf Etholoy

course tauht by the #nternational Wolf -enter (./% 1wy .% Ely 2N 33$/.)'

Ethorams are desined to code beha+ior and create consistency for obser+ers describinanimal beha+ior' #n the interest of maintainin consistency for comparati+e analysis

components of the -enters !eha+ioral nalysis were deri+ed +erbatim from the WolfPark Ethoram' While this document reflects the type of beha+ior +iewed at the

#nternational Wolf -enter Wolf Parks Ethoram is more inclusi+e and describes the full

compliment of beha+iors found in both capti+e and wild wolf etholoical studies' copyof the Wolf Park Ethoram is a+ailable for purchase at the Wolf Park ift store or on line

at www'wolfpark'or'

The authors wish to acknowlede and thank the #nternational Wolf -enters Wolf -are5taff and the &004 Pup Nannies for the effort i+en in ac6uirin photoraphs and +ideo

from which the illustrations of the beha+iors ha+e been deri+ed' The photoraphy creditsare listed in the appendices'

This document is the result of many hours of work by Wolf -are Team 2ember nn

*asberry' Without her dedication and commitment to the -enters wol+es this documentwould not e,ist'

Cover photo credits:

.) #W- &) #W- /) 5herry 7okinen 4) #W- 3) Nancy o

Tubbs ) #W- $) 5herry 7okinen 8) 9elly "odfrey %)

#W- .0) 5herry 7okinen ..) #W-

#nternational Wolf -enter Ely 2innesota :5 ii
http://www.wolfpark.org/http://www.wolfpark.org/http://www.wolfpark.org/http://www.wolfpark.org/


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Introduction

The #nternational Wolf -enter (#W-) ad+ances the sur+i+al of wolf populations by

teachin about wol+es their relationship to wild lands and the human role in their future'

To accomplish this mission the #W- conducts amon other acti+ities; onsite educational

prorams offsite ad+enture prorams a 6uarterly maa they are neutered and spayed> pack composition is

controlled> the wol+es are sociali interactions outside the pack are restricted> and the

beha+iors (and thus the analysis) are not representati+e of wild wol+es'

ll attempts were made to incorporate the nomenclature used by Wolf Park to facilitate

potential comparisons of ethorams as appropriate' This is not meant to be an e,act

replica of the Wolf Park ethoram because of the +ery different circumstancessurroundin the ambassador wol+es at the #W-' !ecause the emphasis is on the

interactions rather than e+ery beha+ioral nuance a set of enerali


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The Retired Pack

Bucas 2ac9en


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#nternational Wolf -enter Ely 2innesota :5 +


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C*DT DA* #W- #NTE*NB :5E ANB


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Identifying the Exhiit Pack

This section pro+ided recent (uust throuh Actober &004) pictures and cues for

identifyin the indi+iduals for the beha+ioral obser+ation team members' dditional

materials will be de+eloped to assist obser+ers at the #W- with identification as the pupsrow into adults'

The E,hibit Pack is the reference for the wol+es in the main enclosure' The indi+iduals of

this pack may +ary as wol+es ae and new wolf pups are sociali


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"alik

Photo credit; llen !rown Photo credit; 9elly "odfrey

Photo credit; 5herry 7okinen Photo credit; 5herry 7okinen

2alik born 2ay 8 &000 is one of the two rctic subspecies of ray wolf in the e,hibitpack and has the characteristic by the white pelae' dapted to their northern climate

arctic wol+es ha+e rounder ears shorter les shorter mu


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#ri$$er

Photo credit; llen !rown Photo credit; #W- Photo credit; #W-

"ri


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%yssa

Photo credit; #W- Photo credit; #W- Photo credit; 5herry 7okinen

Nyssa is related to "ri


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The Photography

n attempt was made to facilitate the description of each of the beha+iors with photos of

the members of the #nternational Wolf -enter wolf packs' 5ome beha+iors are se6uencesso a sinle photo will not work> in some cases consecuti+e frames from +ideo footae has

been pro+ided' #t should be noted that some photos taken out of conte,t may be

misleadin'

The photos included are from participants of a +ariety of proram acti+ities held at #W-

most notably the nanny proram durin the summer of &004' #W- obtained permission

for use of the photos' list of photoraphers follows and their photo credits may befound in ppendi, .'

#nternational Wolf -enter (#W-) 5taff

9yle llen

llen !rown9elly "odfrey5haron 1aller

!ruce 7ohnson

5herry 7okinenCou 2cBauhlin

7anet Narron

*honda A"radynn *asberry

Nancy o Tubbs

1eather HHH (1W)


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&olf Topography

2any of the beha+ioral descriptions included in this ethoram contain references to the

anatomy of the wolf' :sin 2alik these terms are illustrated here'

scruff

cowlick hackles = most

common on the

neck but mayoccur on the

midback base

of tail and tail

base of tail

owls

Precaudelscent land

mu

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