Grayson – Sharing Space or Being Social

This week’s photo captures a moment with two social species, our arctic wolf, Grayson and one of the Center’s frequent visitor, a raven.  We certainly see communication between the two species especially when there is an abundance of food.  This photo reminds me of a quote from Barry Lopez’s book “Of Wolves and Men”. This 1978 publication offers a variety of perspectives on wolves relationships with other species.  When I look at this photo, one particular quote comes to mind:  Barry Lopez wrote: “The wolf seems to have few relationships with other animals that could be termed purely social, though he apparently takes pleasure in the company of ravens.”

The wolf care staff that photographed this moment said that Grayson was interacting with this particular raven for about 30 minutes.  With that long of an interaction, there may be more going on than just two species sharing space. 

To learn more about the milestones of Axel and Grayson over the past year and our assessment of future pack dynamics, consider joining us for their Birthday webinar on May 2nd at 6 pm Central Time… Follow this link for more details and the registration for all of our wolf care webinars.  https://wolf.org/programs/webinars/