They say wolves howl from loneliness and longing. And this is not a howl at all, but a real cry. A person loves to make beautiful what is most often uncomfortable. And the wolf howl scares in earnest. But why, then, do wolves actually howl? Are they really crying? Or is it something else?
Wolves. They have always had a special attitude. They were loved, they were hated, they were deified. Each country and time had its own stories and legends associated with wolves. And some stories were dedicated specifically to the wolf howl. Most often they are associated with love and loss. Such beautiful romantic stories.
No wonder, by the way. Wolves most often acquire a pair once and for all. Therefore, many legends call a wolf's howl a cry for a loved one.
A melancholy wolf howl made people who were sitting at the window in warmth and safety feel melancholy and horror at those who were wandering through the forest at that moment. The wolf howl causes the greatest horror precisely on the moonlit night. At such moments, some of the most chilling legends and stories are born.
There are serious pseudo-scientific studies about the phases of the moon and the effect of gravity on the vocal cords of wolves and dogs, which is why they howl at the moon at night. However, in fact, wolf howls can be heard not only at night. It often sounds during daylight hours.
The fact is that howl easily overcomes distances and spreads through the forest, so it most often serves as a means of communication for wolves. Especially if at this moment the wolves are hunting.
Wolves are gregarious animals and they constantly need to keep in touch with their relatives. With the help of howling, they determine their location in relation to the pack. The wolf howl has a wide range of intonations and effects. By howling, you can report various events in a wolf's life. He is like our radio. Wolves are constantly on the air. I found a she-wolf-friend - reported on the "radio", the cubs were born - again pleased my friends, started hunting and need help in pursuing a deer - howled, and help was right there.
When wolves "cope" in a pack - this is a kind of designation of territory for possible strangers.
By the way, many stories about werewolves have gone from wolf hunters who use the wolf howl system, forging it. The deceived wolf lets such a "relative" come too close to itself, which can end tragically for the "orderly of the forest". And impressionable mushroom pickers then tell stories about wolf-people.
