wolf howls
Pack's nighttime chorus
Wolf howls are the long, wavering vocalizations wolves produce to communicate across distances.
Wolves howl to locate pack members, mark territory, or coordinate before a hunt.
The sound carries for miles and has become iconic in depictions of wilderness and nighttime eeriness: Wolf howls echoed through the canyon.
Figuratively, any prolonged, mournful cry might be called a wolf howl.
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dead of night · eerie · wild · lonely · haunting · forest · cry · call · canine · predator · fangs · hunting · echoing · mournful · distant · cold · winter · primal
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