Diane K. Boyd

I was just reading. I'm sorry, I don't remember.

That's a – always when I do have a talk, I ask the audience, how long do you think the average wolf lives? So if you guess from the time they're visible from the den emergence, like you start to see them at four weeks. And if you die before that, until they die, do you want to take a guess at –

That's a – always when I do have a talk, I ask the audience, how long do you think the average wolf lives? So if you guess from the time they're visible from the den emergence, like you start to see them at four weeks. And if you die before that, until they die, do you want to take a guess at –

That's a – always when I do have a talk, I ask the audience, how long do you think the average wolf lives? So if you guess from the time they're visible from the den emergence, like you start to see them at four weeks. And if you die before that, until they die, do you want to take a guess at –

4.3 years. Yeah. Dr. Randall got that.

4.3 years. Yeah. Dr. Randall got that.

4.3 years. Yeah. Dr. Randall got that.

You did. I bet the antlers were getting smaller by that time. Yes.

You did. I bet the antlers were getting smaller by that time. Yes.

You did. I bet the antlers were getting smaller by that time. Yes.

They're not evolved to live that long. Right. They just aren't. They usually die sooner because they burn up so much energy in years of mating and breeding that they get worn down and then, you know, they die.

They're not evolved to live that long. Right. They just aren't. They usually die sooner because they burn up so much energy in years of mating and breeding that they get worn down and then, you know, they die.

They're not evolved to live that long. Right. They just aren't. They usually die sooner because they burn up so much energy in years of mating and breeding that they get worn down and then, you know, they die.

But the wolves, I mean, in a zoo or a captive situation, they can live to be 15. Right. Like a dog. Yeah, but that's extraordinary. I think the longest I had a wolf, a wild wolf, that I knew her age because I caught her as a pup and I recaptured her and we tagged her, 12 years. That's extremely long for an old wolf.

But the wolves, I mean, in a zoo or a captive situation, they can live to be 15. Right. Like a dog. Yeah, but that's extraordinary. I think the longest I had a wolf, a wild wolf, that I knew her age because I caught her as a pup and I recaptured her and we tagged her, 12 years. That's extremely long for an old wolf.

But the wolves, I mean, in a zoo or a captive situation, they can live to be 15. Right. Like a dog. Yeah, but that's extraordinary. I think the longest I had a wolf, a wild wolf, that I knew her age because I caught her as a pup and I recaptured her and we tagged her, 12 years. That's extremely long for an old wolf.

Yeah, there's a few in Yellowstone that I got that old. We had one of mine that dispersed to Idaho. And he, kind of interesting, I caught him in 1990. And he dispersed about a year later on his own, went to Idaho in the middle of the Frank Church River, if not return wilderness. There were no other wolves at that time. And he just hung around. We'd see him once in a while. By himself? By himself.

Yeah, there's a few in Yellowstone that I got that old. We had one of mine that dispersed to Idaho. And he, kind of interesting, I caught him in 1990. And he dispersed about a year later on his own, went to Idaho in the middle of the Frank Church River, if not return wilderness. There were no other wolves at that time. And he just hung around. We'd see him once in a while. By himself? By himself.

Yeah, there's a few in Yellowstone that I got that old. We had one of mine that dispersed to Idaho. And he, kind of interesting, I caught him in 1990. And he dispersed about a year later on his own, went to Idaho in the middle of the Frank Church River, if not return wilderness. There were no other wolves at that time. And he just hung around. We'd see him once in a while. By himself? By himself.

He was a big male. When I got him, he was 111 pounds. But this animal had to survive by killing animals alone. You think about... That's crazy. Trying to pull down an elk with your teeth.