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This text was translated from Norwegian by artificial intelligence. Our wolf enclosure is home to Brage, Frøya, Frigg and Marit, all born in 2014 and siblings. These wolves are socialized, meaning they have been used to human interaction since they were born when they were only a week old. The neighboring enclosure is home to a pack of eight wolves from a zoo in Sweden. Wolves are master hunters and specialize in catching large ungulates. They hunt in pairs or packs and target large prey such as moose. In Scandinavia, moose make up over 95 percent of their diet, and a pair or pack can kill an average of more than 100 moose per year. The sounds of a wolf can be heard up to 10 kilometers away under optimal conditions. Both wolves and humans are social pack animals, which explains why the close relationship between us and wolves thousands of years ago led to the breeding of man's best friend, the dog. An adult female wolf in Scandinavia weighs on average between 35 and 40 kilograms, while a male weighs around 50 kilograms. In winter they mostly have a gray coat, while in summer they have more reddish-brown tones in their coat.