
The gray wolf is not a solitary animal and must live in a pack to fully flourish. Indeed, the perfect social cohesion that reigns within wolf packs allows them to hunt, occupy a territory and communicate without any difficulty. The pack is therefore a family group, generally made up of around ten individuals. A pack structure normally consists of a dominant pair, and the pups that pair gave birth to in previous years. Each pack has its own territory which it is responsible for defending against any intruder. The size of a gray wolf pack's territory varies depending on the food resources available, but in principle it covers no less than several hundred square kilometers.The limits of this territory are marked by odoriferous deposits in order to warn rival packs.