Wolf Babysits Her Rambunctious Newborn Siblings

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"Raising pups is a family affair; it is natural for all the wolves to pitch in.

The older siblings will assist their parents in rearing their younger siblings by regurgitating food for them, playing with them, and even babysitting. Moreover, the parents will demonstrate critical parenting strategies and techniques for the yearlings to employ when they have pups of their own.

Passing down knowledge from one generation to the next also allows the family to maintain traditions unique to that pack.

Beyond being adorable and cuddly, this Mexican gray wolf family represents the Wolf Conservation Center's active participation in the effort to save this species from the brink of extinction.

For more information about wolves and the WCC's participation in wolf recovery, please visit our website at www.nywolf.org.

[Bayard]

1. Wolves are magnificent canines

Why anyone would want to exterminate them is beyond me.