This time of year, the sound of a wolf howl piercing the night can really send shivers up your spine. But that call of the wild isn’t meant to scare you; it’s actually a message to other wolves.

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Of all the myths that dog the wolf, none is more widely accepted than the idea that wolves howl at the moon. Images of wolves with their heads upturned, singing at the night sky, are as unquestioned ...

Yes, Virginia; there are wolves in Arkansas. Here are excerpts from some of the responses I received after requesting readers to share observations concerning wolves. Central Arkansas: "Wolves howling ...

By using sound to track wolf movements and locations, we can develop suggested mitigation measures to reduce wolf–livestock interactions. Since the acoustic devices also recorded barking dogs and ...

Howling is a behavior tied to a dog’s wild, ancestral instincts. According to Veterinary Centers of America Animal Hospitals, wild wolves, ancestors of domesticated dogs, howled to announce their ...