Many females form strong bonds with other wild females at the start of the breeding season. Although many of these relationships last far longer than one season, most females in the National Park break up with their partner after the end of the breeding
This pack seems to have a looser structure than most – the oldest female appears to be more of a matriarch than a true alpha. She appears to have been bred numerous times in her life and was uninterested in my presence, but was unconcerned when her you
Our newest research assistant is experiencing her first winter in the preserve, and finding out why it is the toughest season of the year. This is her first day in the field after a brutal winter storm, and while she puts on a brave face for her colleagu
Our records show that this pride consists of two older semi-ferals and their breeding age daughters (none of whom are mine, to be clear). The alpha, the one standing on the left, seems unsure whether to mate with me first or let that honor pass to her fi