Wolves

What Is a Baby Wolf Called?

A baby wolf is called a pup, the same word used for puppies, not a cub. Read why, plus how wolf pups grow from birth in the den to leaving the pack.

Do wolves eat coyotes? Rarely. Wolves often kill coyotes as rivals where their ranges overlap, but they seldom eat them, and coyotes adapt.

What eats wolves? Few animals do. Bears, Siberian tigers, mountain lions, and humans are the main wolf predators, and wolves will kill other wolves.

How do wolves mate? The breeding pair courts, then mates several times over a 5 to 14 day window from January to April. Pups follow in 63 days.

The closest dog breeds to the wolf, from the Alaskan Malamute and Siberian Husky to the German Shepherd, Shiba Inu, and true wolfdog crosses.