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Amazing footage captured of sleeping wolves. Please read why they were sleeping like this: HERE and HERE

Why are these wolves sleeping?

Two possible reasons…
I came across the pack back in these snowdrifts about a km from a fresh moosekill. You can see Maniway, the mom, looking around (left) and her mate Mestakaya (top) along with Cipay (bottom) and Miton (right), two juveniles. This was taken in March a week after Maniway bred. Prior to that, Mestakaya and Maniway would sleep either back-to-back or with one of their heads resting across the back of the other. They were almost always touching. After breeding they were a bit more relaxed.
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But back to the question of sleeping. Wolves sleep a lot, it’s nothing for them to sleep 12 hours straight after a big feed. But it’s also possible another factor is at play. The sun was warm that day; when I got off my snowmachine and tried to hike I felt like I was wading through wet concrete; I couldn’t go very far before I’d posthole up to my hips.
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It’s very possible the wolves had decided after their one short walk from the kill that the snow was too soft and it would be better to stretch out and sunbathe until night temperatures were able to freeze up a nice, strong crust on top of the snow making travel a whole lot easier.
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Wolves are among the most efficient snow travelers in the animal kingdom. When I track them I’m constantly seeing how they use our packed snowmobile trails, wind-packed drifts and windblown ice to full advantage. Wolves are smart that way.

Repost @jaddavenport

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