More about red wolfs

Like other members of the dog family, wherever the red wolf travels he follows established scent posts, whether along his own runways or in alien hunting territory. The post may be a clump of dry grass, a tree, stump, rock, or (this is not in the book, just an opinion, this part is gross) the carcass of a dead animal, or any other object along the path. Here he stops to gather information concerning other wolves that have recently passed along the way, leaves his own personal message, then travels on. The mating season takes place late in winter, and once a compatible relationship of male and female is established, the pair remains together for the remainder of the year, and many times continues to travel together year after year.
The hunting range of the red wolf does not extend over a wide area unless food is scarce and he is forced to travel to obtain food. He prefers sandy river bottoms, a wooded spot with plenty of brush cover, or a sheltered bank on a sunny slope for a home site. Before the young are born in April or May, the parents prepare a main lodge and several other places of refuge within the range of the runway, where they can seek shelter or move the pups if danger threatens. The red wolf is not too proud to occupy second-hand quarters, finding the burrow of a fox, or coyote quite satisfactory, once it is thoroughly cleaned and enlarged.
(From Album of North American Animals By Vera dugdale)

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