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Šung'manitu-tanka, the Great Plains or Buffalo Wolf - The nation of wolves and their unique relationship with the Lakota.

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Wolf Nation



The greatest hunter on the Great Plains.





  Wolf Anatomy

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  Wolf Population

  Wolf Communication

  Wolf Subspecies

  The Buffalo Wolf

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  The Eastern Wolf

  Wolf Folklore

  Links to Wolf sites




This video is the first of its kind. A pack of northern gray wolves — at 25 members strong, one of the largest wolf packs ever filmed — chases down a herd of wood bison, the largest land animals in North America.





"Wolves Hunting Buffalo" - George Catlin, c.1832



"Buffalo Hunt, White Wolves Attacking a Buffalo Bull" - George Catlin, c.1832



"Hunting Buffalo Camouflaged With Wolf Skins" - George Catlin, c.1832




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