Watch Arctic wolf pups on first family outing, in rare footage
This Arctic wolf family’s matriarch leads her pups on their first trip outside the den. Wolves learn survival behaviors by watching their parents and siblings. The white wolves on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic rarely come into contact with humans. In this exclusive footage, photographer Ronan Donovan shows pack dynamics among the wolves.
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Narrator:
White Scarf decides her pups are ready for their first journey beyond the den. They must grow strong. Learn to keep up.
At first, they're timid and stick close to mom, but soon they spread out, enjoying the family romp through the polygon ponds.
The pack no longer needs the den and now range freely across the Tundra.
They'll use rendezvous sites to regroup and keep the pups safe while the adults hunt.
The pack is in traveling mode, but at pup speed.
The pups' dad, Clean Coat, leads by example.
