Wolves work in packs. But the expression Lone Wolf seems to indicate otherwise to me. That's not really the case.
When a wolf leaves its natal pack, or the one it was born into, it becomes a lone wolf. Wolf biologists also refer to this process as dispersal. In most cases, dispersal occurs between the ages of 1 and 2 years old, coinciding with sexual maturity.
A subordinate wolf may catch the scent of a wolf from another pack that's ready to mate, and it may seek out that breeding wolf. In this way, lone wolves can help stimulate and diversify the wolf population. For example, a lone wolf from Finland actually revived the dwindling wolf population in Sweden when it crossed the border and mated. The last Swedish wolf pack had begun inbreeding, and the Finnish wolf mixed up the gene pool, which sparked a resurgence in the pack.
I watched the story of Takaya, a world-famous lone wolf. After such an amazing story by the documentarian Cheryl Alexander, I find out today that the wold was killed by a hunter in 2021. Takaya had been relocated to a logging area and the hunter felt danger when the wolf approached him and his dog.
The story of Takaya is HERE.
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