Wolf Video: Gray Wolf Documentary-In The Valley of the Wolves (Nature Documentary)

• published: 07 Nov 2014
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Wolf Video: Gray Wolf Documentary-In The Valley of the Wolves (Nature Documentary) In the Valley of the Wolves, an amazing wolf video, you'll learn how the successful reintroduction of Yellowstone's apex predator has changed the entire ecosystem of the park, and about the threats that wolves continue to face on their road to recovery. In 1995, the first gray wolves were transported from Alberta, Canada to Yellowstone National Park, to repopulate the sprawling landscape with the species, absent for more than 70 years. The following year, a second wave of wolves was brought to the park from British Columbia, Canada; five of them were released together, and they were named the Druid Peak pack. Since the arrival of those first immigrants, wolves have thrived in Yellowstone - and none more dramatically than the Druids. The epic history of the Druids, one of more than a dozen packs now occupying the 2.2 million acres of Yellowstone, is being presented in this wolf documentary (NATURE's In the Valley of the Wolves), was produced and shot in High Definition by Emmy-award winning filmmaker Bob Landis. The grey wolf or gray wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the timber wolf or simply wolf, is a mammal of the order Carnivora. It is the ancestor of the domestic dog. A recent study found that the domestic dog is descended from wolves tamed less than 16,300 years ago south of the Yangtze River in China. Wolves live in groups called "packs". The members of the pack are usually family members, often just the parents and offspring. Wolves that are not family may join if they do not have a pack of their own. Packs are usually up to 12 wolves, but they can be as small as two or as large as 25. The leaders are called the alpha male and the alpha female. Their territory is marked by scent and howling; they will fight any intruders. Young wolves are called 'pups' or 'whelps'. Adult females usually give birth to five or six pups in a litter. Wolves are carnivores and eat mostly medium to large size hoofed animals (ungulates), but they will also eat rodents, insectivores and foxes. Some wolves have been seen eating salmon, seals, beached whales, lizards, snakes and birds. They also eat moose, bison, deer and other large animals. Wolves usually stalk old or sick animals, but they do not always catch what they stalk. They may go days without food. Sometimes only one out of twelve hunts are successful. But the way they eat stays the same. The alpha male and female feed first. Then the other members feed. Sometimes (especially if the prey they have killed is large) wolves may store food and come back that day to feed on it. Wolves have very sharp teeth which helps them tear large chunks of meat from a dead animal. They will eat up to 2/7 their body weight. Wolves will also swallow food and then bring it back up for pups to eat. A few years ago wolves were put back into Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming to breed, because they were becoming endangered. The wolves have been very successful in the park. There had been no wolves there for a long time, because of hunting and poisoned water. Many people were not happy about this because they were afraid that the wolves would eat the sheep and cows near the park. However, wolves only eat livestock when they can not find wild prey. Myanimallifetv channel has the following videos: documentary, nature documentary, bbc wolf documentary, wolf documentary, wolf videos, Yellowstone National Park documentaries, animal videos for children. If you enjoy watching free documentaries on YouTube please subscribe to our channel. You can subscribe here: http://goo.gl/AiBYzo If you enjoy watching free documentaries on YouTube please subscribe to our channel. You can subscribe here: http://goo.gl/AiBYzo Tags-Please ignore "documentary", "wolf", "gray wolf", "wolves", "nature documentary", "bbc wolf documentary", "wolf documentary", "wolves documentary", "wolf video", "gray wolf documentary", "in the valley of the wolves", "wolf videos", "Yellowstone National Park", "gray wolves in yellowstone", "animal video for children"