2.2M views · 24 reactions | Tinder for wolves? The survival of the maned wolf may depend on the science of matchmaking. As the wolves’ habitat becomes increasingly threatened, scientists are trying to breed a backup population. (via Skunk Bear) | KQED Science | Facebook

Things are getting a little flirtatious in the wolf world as sex is on the mind—and we mean that in the most biological way! Actually, mating season is pretty much over now but this footage was from February 13, in the heat of mating season and the day before Valentine’s day…a coincidence? This rare observation shows a bit of the courtship behavior between the breeding pair of the Cranberry Bay Pack. The big whiter wolf is V083, the male, and his mate V084 is the smaller wolf. This pair has prod