when a wolf gives birth to pups, the pups live in a hole or a cave called a den that the parents find or create themselves. they stay inside the den until they are two months old and are big enough to move with the pack. while the pups play, they find out which of them is dominant.
after the pups have lived a while with the pack, some of them stay, and one may become an alpha male or female. some get pushed out of the pack and become lone wolves who will try to find a mate to start a new pack or join another pack. wolves take turns 