Facts About Baby Wolves

Like baby dogs, wolf babies are called puppies or pups. Wolf mothers give birth in an underground den that she has either dug or that she has stolen from another animal and enlarged to meet her needs. Her pups will be born in this safe underground home and stay there until they are old enough to start learning about the world outside the den.

  1. Size

    • Baby wolves are born in litters that generally contain four to six babies. Occasionally, a larger liter of as many as 14 babies is born.

    Features

    • Baby wolves are about 8 inches long at birth and weight about 1 lb.

    Identification

    • When baby wolves are born, they are both deaf and blind. They first open their eyes when they are about 12 days old.

    Function

    • The helpless babies are cared for by all of the members in the pack. Wolf packs can number as many as 30 wolves.

    Time Frame

    • At about three months of age, baby wolves start to learn how to hunt. Their parents protect them as they teach them how to hunt for small prey.