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Podcast: StarDate
Episode: Wolf Moon
Description: Nothing symbolizes a cold, moonlit night like the howl of a wolf. The haunting sound can travel for miles. And if you live around wolf territory, you might especially notice it tonight. There’s a full Moon – the Frost Moon, Moon After Yule, or Wolf Moon. Despite what you might think, though, the wolves aren’t actually howling at the Moon.
Many cultures have associated wolves and the Moon – ancient Moon goddesses often were depicted hanging with wolves. And biologists say that wolves may howl more around the time of the full Moon. But that’s only because th...