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cat deeley, a wolf pauses on a ridge top and stands briefly silhouetted against sweeping skies before it disappears down a steep bank and into shadow, sheltered on the Lee side of the hill, the pack of taking a rest, some sleeping, while others watched the pups of play. Grey or timber wolves live in packs of between seven and 20 individuals. At the heart of the pack are the Alfa male and female, the only pair who will mate. Some individuals leave the pack as juveniles, but others stay on and help to raise the litter of pups produced by the Alfa couple. Scent marking yelps, barks, growls and the classic low, mournful house are all part of walls rich for cavalry, and they used to define and defend territories. But at close quarters within the pack, family relationships are mediated by an extensive language of body postures.