When seeking to play, wolves will dance and bow playfully. Playtime often includes a game of chase, jaw sparring, and varied vocalizations. For wolves, playtime isn’t only fun, it strengthens family bonds and reaffirms social status within the pack. Join Zephyr and Nikai via live webcam to watch their interactions from afar ➡ http://bit.ly/2EW83ZS | Wolf Conservation Center

Beyond their importance as a keystone species, wolves are wonderful examples of how countless species, not just humans, develop close-knit family bonds. Just like humans, wolves play together, eat together, sleep together, and work together. Witness these interactions in real life by viewing the many wolf families that call the Wolf Conservation Center home via live webcams ➡ https://nywolf.org/meet-our-wolves/webcams/ | Wolf Conservation Center

Learn from wolves 🐺 For wolves, life is about hard work and relying on packmates to function, thrive, and survive. However, wolves also love to play! Whether they dance, bow, or chase one another - playing is fun and also strengthens family bonds. Work hard. Play harder. Be like a wolf. | Wolf Conservation Center

This is what 51 wolves howling sounds like <3 | Wolf Conservation Center

This is what 50 wolves howling sounds like. | Wolf Conservation Center

Why do wolves howl? The howl of the wolf is one of nature's most evocative and powerful sounds. The haunting chorus of wolves howling is beautiful – or frightening, depending on one’s point of view. Wolves howl to communicate with one another. They locate members of their own pack by howling, and they often engage in a group howl before setting off to hunt. The howl is a clear warning to neighboring wolves to stay away. The howl of the wolf is one of nature's most evocative and powerful sounds.