How to Howl - Canis Lupus Style!
A Beautiful Grey Wolf Howling |
Wolves howl for a variety of reasons. Pack members will chorus howl to defend their territory and rally the pack together. Most howls heard in the pack are chorus howls (involving three or more wolves). These group “sing-a-longs” may be started by any pack member, or they may be a response to the howling of a neighboring pack of wolves or a coyote. Wolves will even howl in response to something that just sounds similar to a howl, like a train whistle, fire or police car siren or even a human howling! Such howls, though social in nature, also serve to defend the pack’s territory against other wolves.
Wolves can recognize the voices of others. The howl of a packmate, of a known neighboring pack or a complete stranger will all solicit different responses.
Contrary to popular belief, wolves do not howl at the full moon any more often than at any other time of month. They also do not howl just at night. They do howl more frequently during the hours around sunrise and sunset, for they are more active in general then. Wolves also howl more often in the winter months than in the summer. However they can be heard howling any time of day any time of the year.
Here's a small compilation so you can hear how amazing and magic a wolf's howl is!
Here's a small compilation so you can hear how amazing and magic a wolf's howl is!
Why the hell would you want to howl like a wolf?
Whether it's just for fun or because you really get that irresistible urge to howl at the full moon.
Here's the best tutorials I could find. And the ones that helped me the most.
This last one is really helpful, but the quality (specially the audio) isn't the best, so please take breaks while watching it and keep the volume down. Headphone Warning!
Hope you enjoyed!
Would love to know what you think about the subject!
Also, keep practicing, and comment your results/progress bellow!
Happy Howling!
Hugs and kisses,
Reny