This time of year, the sound of a wolf howl piercing the night can really send shivers up your spine. But that call of the wild isn’t meant to scare you; it’s actually a message to other wolves.

Learn various ways wolves communicate with howls, scent markings, and body language at Howl Night at 7 p.m., Saturday, June 22, at Wolf Mountain Nature Center, located at 562 Hopkins Crandall Road.

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A company says it has brought the dire wolf back from extinction and posted videos showing the two animals. Colossal Biosciences posted a video to its X site showing the dire wolf pups howling. The ...