Contents Chapter 1 page 4 apter 2 page 9 ON THE HUNT AROUND THE WORLD STRONG AND SPEEDY HOW WOLVES BEHAVE page 20 Chapter 3 page 14 Chapter 4 Wolf Fact File 28 Glossary 30 Learn more about Wolves 31 Index 32
Chapter 1 ON THE HUNT A pack of wolves runs silently through the woods It is wintertime and the snow is thick under their paws The sun shines brightly off the snow The wolf pack has been following a herd of elk for 3 miles 5 kilometers The elk catch the wolves scent and break into a run The wolves race after the herd Wolves can follow prey for a long time What is one animal they might hunt 4
The pack has been watching for the weakest member of the herd Finally they find it One elk is sick It falls behind the herd as it struggles to keep pace with the other elk The wolves spring into action The lighter females race ahead The males chase behind the elk They are quick and run across the top of the snow But the elk is much heavier Its flat hooves crunch right through the surface slowing it down An elk that cannot keep up with its herd may become a wolf's next prey 5
