Animals at the WNC Nature Center
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WILD ANIMALS Fox, Gray *
Deer Mouse * Groundhog *
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Insects & Spiders American Hellbender * Newt, E. Red Spotted * Salamander, Spotted * Slider, Red-eared * Turtle, Red-bellied Turtle, Spiny Soft Shell Turtle * |
EDUCATIONAL FARM Sheep, Cotswold * Chicken, Black Austrolop |
Check out this interesting Animal Fact!
Are Wolves more likely to howls when the moon is full?
The moon's phases have nothing to do with a wolf pack's propensity to howl. Howling is all about territory. A pack's territory is rarely more than 12 miles across, and the chorus of howls can be heard for 6 miles. If you hear a howl, you are on a wolf's land, and you can also get a pretty good idea of where it is.
Packs sing to each other irregularly; they don't necessarily trade songs. Normally respectful of boundaries, wolves rarely invade another pack's territory, but if they do they might attack its citizens and claim the turf. Such a scheme might preclude responding to another pack's howls, silence as an offensive strategy. Or silence may be thought a wise strategy among wolves on their own turf who hear another pack howling - if the aggressors can't find them, they can't overrun them.
