Hunting

• A full grown wolf needs about 2.5 pounds of food (just over 1 kg) per day to survive.
• To remain healthy, a wolf should have 6 pounds (around 2,5 kg) of food a day.
• A grown wolf can eat up to 22 pounds (10 kg) of food in one sitting.
• It's possible for a wolf to survive up to 2 weeks without food.
  The longest known starvation period was 118 days in dogs. With unlimited access to water and no or little movement, it technically is possible to survive that long. However, in such extreme cases the health usually deteriorates to a point where organs are irreversably damaged even if the individual is nourished back to a healthy body score.

Hares and rabbits are the most common food sources for many predators, especially during spring when the less experienced kits are comparably easy and safe kills. The adults are quite hard to chase down, but lurking and pouncing often proves a good strategy if you can get close enough.
While the most evident difference are the hares' long legs and large size, it's also good to know rabbits don't change their pelt color with the seasons while hares do.

Rodents don't usually make a particularly large meal, but for hungry wolves it's still better than nothing. Their sheer abundance makes them a popular target for juveniles or starving loners, but their speed often makes up for their lack in size or strength. An exception to the rule is the large beaver, as it is more uncommon and prefers to stay near to its dam for protection.

Mustelids are small to medium-sized mammals, sometimes mistaken for rodents by puppies - an uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous mistake, because mustelids tend to have a fierce nature and strong defense mechanisms that include vicious bites. 

Even adult wolves may struggle to bring down the bigger mustelids, particularly the badger, which is known to cause grave injuries to predators much larger than itself.

Although birds are not the most prevalent food source for most predators, their importance in the food chain should not be overlooked. The fowls, in particular, have reverted to their more natural shape after the humans' extinction, and may be found all around Kynheim. They build large flocks and are a lot more agile than their heavily inbred human-designed ancestors. 

But not all birds are to be messed with; the Giant Emu originates from a farm's breeding program close to a radiation-contaminated power plant. During the war and the farm's destruction, hundreds of emus were set loose. Now their massive relatives roam Kynheim.

For many packs the following animals are the main targets of average group hunts. These animals can feed several wolves while being reasonably easy to bring down. Each species has its own set of stength and weaknesses, but when wolves are working together as a team, these animals rarely stand a chance once singled out.

Although fallow deer and elk are sometimes objective to bigger group hunts, most animals in this category have potentially lethal defense mechanisms and are therefore commonly advised to stay away from. Lone wolves especially don't dare go near them to ensure they are not perceived as a threat.

Contrary to the other species in this group, the Black Boar is the only one that is known to aggressively charge at predators. Its enormous size and short pointed tusks are deadly weapons. While even their smaller relative, the wild boar, is a force to be reckoned with, the Black Boar doubles their size and therewith towers over even the largest of wolves.