A Wolf Called Wander

• What are the names of Wander’s brothers? Sharp and Warm

• What are the names of Wander’s two sisters? Pounce and Wag

• Why do they call Wander “Swift”? He was the first to stand and walk

• What does Wander call the best milk? “Hind” milk

• What color is Wander’s mother? Silver gray

• Which sibling never drops his tail to Wander? Sharp

• What color of things does Mother say never to eat? White things

• Wander’s Father says that white things are what? “Worse than poison”

• Wander’s Father says the only thing that hunts wolves are what? “Grown men”

• On their first hunt, what job does Father give Swift/Wander? Run ahead and turn them uphill, hoping they will stumble.

• According to Father, which direction would elk prefer to run: uphill or downhill? Downhill

• Which pup leaps first at an elk? Sharp

• After hunting down an animal, what do the pack do? Give thanks.

• Who usually eats second? Song

• After the first hunt, whom does Father let eat second? Sharp

• Who in the pack helps Father make the kills that winter? Sharp

• Who asks to leave with Wander/Swift when he goes? Warm

• The enemy pack has what color eyes? Ice-blue

• To help in the battle, what does Wander/Swift do? Lures a wolf away

• What does Father’s last song say? “Carry on.”

• How does the enemy pack respond to Father’s last song? What do they chant? “Mine! Mine!”

• After leaving his pack, which sibling does Wander/Swift dream of? Warm

• What does the enemy pack do to leave to show that they have claimed their territory? Left a border-mark or claw-marked the bark

• For whom does Wander/Swift leave a trail? Warm

• Wander/Swift comes upon two wolves who hunt what animal that his Father would never eat? Sheep

• What animal kicks Wander/Swift and hurst him? An elk

• What bird flies over Wander/Swift when he is injured? Vulture

• After being injured, Wander/Swift eats what reptile? Snake

• According to Mother, what is “the worst of all dangers?” Men

• What does Wander/Swift offer the raven like his father? A scrap of meat

• The raven leads Wander/Swift to a field of what? Mint

• Wander/Swift thinks about joining the wolves he calls what? “Bachelor Wolves?”

• To join a pack, what does a wolf have to do? Fight or beg his way in.

• Which one of Wander/Swift’s siblings went to the pack that forced their pack out? Sharp

• Which sibling does Wander/Swift find? Warm

• Mother describes this group as dangerous: “They can kill with a look and a loud noise.” Whom is she talking about? Men

• Wander/Swift says that the men “throw lightning from their sticks.” What are they doing? Shooting with their guns

• What are “noise makers”? Guns

• How does Warm die? He is shot.

• The raven knocks another bird, which drops the fish it had caught. What type of bird did the raven knock into? A kingfisher

• What does Wander/Swift eat that he says the bones “tickle going down”? Fish/bones

• What is the almost-wolf? A dog

• What are “black rivers”? Roads

• What is “not-ice”? Bullets

• How does Wander/Swift save the female wolf from the noise-maker? He growls at her and tells her, “Do not pass.”

• Who dared Wander/Swift to eat a frog once? Sharp

• How did the frog taste? Slimy on the outside and bitter in the middle

• What does Wander/Swift see happen with the horses? She gives birth

• What animal does Mother call the “silent killer’? The cougar

• What animal comes upon the baby horse and the herd of horses? A cougar

• What does Wander/Swift do when he sees the cougar to warn the other animals? Barks

• What does Wander/Swift know to do when he sees fire? Go to water

• Name two of the other animals standing in the water with him. Coyotes, Deer, foxes, or rabbits

• What is the name of the female wolf Wander meets? Night

• What does Swift tell Night to call him? Wander

• What color is Night? Black

• Wander describes his bond with Night as what? “Equal” like his parents’ bond

• How many pups do Night and Wander have? 3

• Who is the wolf that inspired this story? OR-7

• Where was OR-7 born? Wallowa Mountains in NE Oregon

• How far did OR-7 travel in September of 2011? More than a thousand miles

• Where did OR-7 settle? Siskiyou National Forest

• When did OR-7 and his mate have pups? 2014

• In the summer of 2015, OR-7 and his mate had a second litter of pups named what? The Rogue Pack

• What name did OR-7 get in a naming contest? Journey

• How old was OR-7 when this book was written? 10

• In 2018, OR-7 and his mate had what set of pups? Fifth

• How quickly can wolves sprint? 40 mph

• How far can wolves run? 30-60 miles a day (even up to 100!)

• How far away can wolves hear sound? Up to 10 miles away

• How do wolves communicate with each other? Voice, body language, facial expressions

• How long are wolves? 4 ½ to 6 ½ feet long?

• What is their average weight? 70-115 pounds

• On what continent are wolves the largest? Arctic

• How far away can wolves smell their prey? 2 miles

• How do wolves mark their territory? Urine

• What do wolves have on their paws so they can track each other? Scent markers

• What is the only animal with a larger track than a wolf? A bear

• How many toes does a bear track have? Five

• How many toes does a wolf track have? Four

• What do they call the pair that leads the pack? Alpha

• When are wolf pups born? Spring weight one pound with blue eyes

• At what age are wolf pups when they typically leave their pack? 2-3

• In the Arctic, wolves might have a territory how large? 500 square miles

• Have wolves ever hunted humans? No

• What is it called when animals work together (like ravens and wolves)? Symbiotic

• How quickly do an elk’s antlers grow? An inch/day

• In comparison, how big are coyotes? ½ the size of a wolf

• How quickly can a hummingbird fly? Up to 45 mph

• How many quills are on a porcupine? 30,000

• How long have pronghorns lived in North America? 20 million years.

• How long is the wingspan of a sandhill crane? 7’

• How big can chinook salmon become? 120 pounds

• What tree is called the “Tree of Life?” Western Red Cedar

• Wander refers to something as a “noisemaker”? What is it? Truck or car

• What bird befriends wander? Raven

• What does Wander call his scabs from his wound? “Bark”

• When Wander is thirsty, what does he drink? His blood

• What does Wander refer to as “red”? His blood

• Wander sees the birth of what animal? Horse

• What animal does Wander distract from the baby horse? Cougar

• What does Wander think tastes horrible? Frog

IWB

• IWB does a Wolf Star shine down on all

• IWB is there an area called “Do Not Pass”?

• IWB are families referred to as “packs?”

• IWB is someone injured by an elk?

• IWB does a family always give thanks before eating?

Resources shared:

• National Geographic

• National Park Service

• Wolf Conservation Service

• International Wolf Center