1. Finding prey
2. A cover-up
3. Marking territory
4. Nothing

Wolves use their scent to mark territory. They usually urinate in multiple places surrounding their territory so that other wolves can pick up on that scent and know that they are trespassing.

1. Alphas
2. Males
3. Females
4. Pups

Each pack has two alphas. There is an alpha male and an alpha female. These two alphas are typically the only wolves that mate in a pack.

1. Sleep
2. Walk
3. Look for more food
4. Patrol their territory

After eating a meal, wolves will usually bed down and sleep for a while. They use a lot of their energy while attacking and hunting for food.

1. Nothing
2. It will be accepted into the pack.
3. It will be required to present prey to the pack.
4. It will be chased or killed.

Typically when a wolf trespasses into the territory of another wolf, it will be chased or attacked if they see it. Many wolves have killed a few other wolves due to this exact reason.

1. True
2. False

This is true. Wolves are on average the largest members of the dog family, standing at 32 inches at their shoulders. In contrast, the smallest members of the dog family are Fennec foxes.

1. Romulus and Remus
2. Quirinus
3. Liber
4. Ops

Romulus and Remus were said to have been raised by wolves. This is depicted in a statue by Antonio Pollaiuolo called "La Lupa Capitolina."

1. Nine months
2. Three years
3. Two weeks
4. Two months

A mother wolf is pregnant for a short two months. She will give birth to a litter of a few pups. Wolves can mate once they are about two years old.

1. A year old
2. Three weeks old
3. Five years old
4. Never

Wolf pups can leave their packs around the age of one year. Many pups are lucky to make it to a year in the first place. If a pup decides to leave the pack, it will usually search for another pack or a mate.

1. Kill the most prey
2. Fight every other wolf in the pack
3. Mate with another wolf
4. Keep their pack in control

In order to stay an alpha in the wolf pack, alphas need to keep the pack in control. They do things like make the other wolves wait to eat or stop them from mating.

1. True
2. False

This is true. In wolf packs, typically only the alphas can mate. If a wolf who is not an alpha wants to mate, it will have to leave and find another wolf to mate with.

1. 42
2. 30
3. 28
4. 18

An adult wolf has 42 teeth. These teeth can do a lot of damage. Paired with the wolf's powerful jaw, wolves are able to break through bone.

1. 50
2. 2
3. 80
4. 7

On average, a wolf pack is made up of about 7 wolves. It is possible for packs to be bigger or smaller, sometimes having up to 15 wolves in a pack.

1. Walk
2. Swim
3. Stand guard
4. Watching their markings

Wolves walk around to defend their territory. Wolves always walk around to make sure that their whole territory is under control. They can travel tremendous distances in short periods of time.

1. True
2. False

This is false. Wolves are more skilled at picking up cues, according to multiple tests that have been conducted. However, this does not necessarily mean that they are any smarter than your pup at home.

1. A moose
2. A rabbit
3. A raven
4. A young wolf

A moose can give a wolf a run for its money when it is attacked by them. Many wolves get injured or killed when attacking a moose along with their packs. Moose are very powerful animals in their own right.

1. It tells the pack their location.
2. It tells their pack they are leaving.
3. It tells their pack that they are hurt.
4. It tells the pack that they are about to fight.

If a wolf howls for its pack, it is letting them know where it is. Sometimes packs split up and they use a howl to find each other again. A howl meant for other packs is telling them to back off.

1. No home
2. They're abandoned
3. Most survive their first year
4. Lack of food

Wolves can die at an early age due to a lack of food. There are also many other factors that limit their lifespans, such as poaching and deforestation.

1. Blue
2. Green
3. Yellow
4. Grey

Pups have blue at birth. Later in their lives, their eyes turn yellow. A wolf's eyes are extremely sensitive and they can see very well in the dark.

1. 11
2. 15
3. 6
4. 1

A mother can give birth to up to 6 wolves. The mother is not the only one who takes care of the babies, though. Other pack members will take on parenting duties as well.

1. True
2. False

This is false. Wolf pups are born the same as our pet dogs. They are born both blind and deaf until they reach the age of two weeks. However, their senses have still not fully developed.

1. They can hold their breath.
2. They have water resistant fur.
3. They are born in the water.
4. They have webbed feet.

Wolves have webbed feet that are very useful when it comes to swimming. They don't mind the water and often swim across lakes and rivers.

1. Salmon
2. Chipmunks
3. Ravens
4. Foxes

Ravens love to play with wolves.They swoop down and fly around the wolves. They follow them because they pick up the food that wolves leave behind. They earn their food by indicating things such as possible prey for the wolves.

1. 20
2. Less than 500
3. 38
4. Over 1,000

There are over 1,000 wolves in Italy. This is extremely good news as the wolf population in Italy was once very close to extinction with less than 100 wolves.

1. Canada
2. New Zealand
3. India
4. Tanzania

The largest wolves in the world are typically found in Canada. Other countries with some of the largest wolves in the world are Russia and the United States (Alaska).

1. True
2. False

This is true. Wolves are endangered in certain places in the United States. In the early 1900s, many wolves were killed and this has had an impact on the population of wolves that still exist today.

1. 15 miles per hour
2. 5 miles per hour
3. 40 miles per hour
4. 20 miles per hour

A wolf can run up to 40 mph. This speed can be reached for only a short time, though. Wolves are more accustomed to walking, which they do quite a bit of.

1. Small animals
2. Large animals
3. Leftovers from other packs
4. Food from humans

Lone wolves will typically go after prey that is less likely to put up a fight that could seriously injure them. This includes small animals like rabbits and squirrels.

1. Three months
2. One day
3. One year
4. About a week

Considering a healthy young wolf, it could go for about a week without without food. Wolves will typically go a couple days between meals.

1. Yellowstone National Park
2. Banff National Park
3. Zion National Park
4. Yosemite National Park

Yellowstone Park reintroduced wolves after they were killed off. The wolves affect the ecosystem and they are important to the way that everything works.

1. True
2. False

This is false. Once a wolf mates with another wolf they become mates for life. An exception would be the death of one of the wolves, which could result in the other one finding another mate.

1. Two
2. Eight
3. Four
4. Ten

A wolf has two layers of fur. The first layer that is visible is the guard which is made up of longer hair. The layer underneath the guard is called the undercoat, which is made up of shorter fur.

1. 175 pounds
2. 50 pounds
3. 400 pounds
4. 43 pounds

A wolf weighs around 175 pounds. They can be large creatures that stand about 32 inches at their shoulders. The length of a wolf from its snout to its tail can also be well over a meter long.

1. Regurgitated food
2. Small animals
3. Bugs
4. Plants

Wolf pups eat regurgitated food. Their mother will eat her prey and later go back to the pups. When she arrives, she regurgitates the food and the pups eat it up.

1. The pattern that they run in
2. Nudges
3. Staring
4. Facial expressions

Surprisingly, wolves can communicate using facial expressions! Other wolves are able to pick up on these expressions to understand each other. They also use body language to communicate.

1. 6 years
2. 20 years
3. 15 years
4. 18 years

A wild wolf has a life expectancy of about 6 years. Many wolves don't even make it past their first year, and many die young. It is entirely possible for them to live longer given the conditions, but wild wolves do live a difficult life.