Photo 1: The wolf in this photo is Lamar. He's the alpha male of the pack.

Photo 2: This is Luna, the alpha female of the pack.

Photo 3: The wolf in the third photo is poor little Lakuna. Always cringing with her tail between her legs and ears flattened, she is an omega female - the lowest-rank of the females. If any of the other wolves want her foot, her sleeping spot, her toy, whatever she must let them take it without reproach. It's very difficult to watch, but it's the way things are done with wolves.

The Grizzly Discovery Center, West Yellowstone, Montana
The Gallatin Wolf Pack at the GDC was born in captivity and originated from four different litters. The now-cohesive pack of gray wolves consists of 7 females and 3 males.

As carnivores, the wolves at GDC eat strictly meat. Most often they are fed chunks of deer, elk, moose or antelope. In addition to their main diet, they also give them daily enrichments or "snacks." These snacks give the wolves the opportunity to demonstrate their social hierarchy and the visitors the chance to witness the natural posturing and behaviours of a wolf pack.

Wolves used to range throughout most of North American but now are reduced to parts of Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming, Washington and range throughout most of Alaska and Canada. In their natural environment, wolves help balance the natural food chain. When wolves in the wild run out of natural foods, they will sometimes prey on cattle and domestic sheep. When this happens, they are considered "problem wolves" and destroyed by wildlife authorities.