Werewolf Reproduction

Mating Seasons

Mating seasons only happen with female she-wolves, the Alpha wolf, and male Omegas with high sex drives. For the females and male omegas, they go into heat once a month, desiring to breed with any unmated male they can find. Alphas end up going into heat once a month during the winter months of the year and only after they have met their mate. Heat periods last up to five to seven days (in Earth time scale).   During this time, those in heat tend to lure their mates to a private location to breed or just copulate with protection. If impregnated during their heat, a she-wolf or birth giver will stop producing heat pheromones and instead, start releasing a milky scent, hinting that they are pupped (Alpha males will also stop going through their Alpha's Heat cycles if their mate becomes pregnant while the Alpha is in heat).   Usually, the Alpha dominates the entire pack, including the Luna(r), but this isn't always true. During the mating season, the Luna(r) takes total dominance, even while the pups are still in the nursery. This allows for the rest of the pack to know that they is the one to serve. They also decide where the Alpha Cabin nursery will be. With this in the pack's mind, they go in search of food and bring it back to the pack , either for the hungry, laborious Luna(r), or for the pups.  

Frequency

She-wolves and birth givers are polyoestrous, meaning that they can go into heat several times per year. Seasonally polyoestrous only happens with Alphas have more than one oestrous cycle during a specific time of the year and can be placed into short-day breeders:  

• Short-day breeders, such as Alpha Heirs and Alphas, are sexually active during certain months on Eskǎvaëís and Earth.

 

Courtship & Bonding

When a mated pair is about mate, they bond by sleeping closer than normal and touching each other more and more. They will approach each other by making quiet, whining sounds, mouth each other's muzzles, touch noses, and bump their bodies together. They may even help groom and nibble each other more, and the two may walk pressed close together. In some cases, the more dominant werewolf of the pair (usually a male) will bow to his mate, toss and tilt his head, and lay his arms over his mate's neck in what could only be described as a flirting manner.   Some unmated males can fall into a rut, which is characterized in males by an increase in testosterone, exaggerated sexual dimorphisms and increased aggression and interest in females and birth givers. The unmated males of the species may mark themselves with mud, undergo physiological changes or perform characteristic displays in order to make themselves more visually appealing to the females and birth givers. During the rut (known as the rutting period), unmated males often fight with each other, wallow in mud or dust, self-anoint and herd estrus females and birth givers together.   Alphas are strongly known for going into ruts late in the year and only after they have met their mate. If an Alpha never meets their mate and they are forced by the Wolf Council to have a "chosen mate," the Alpha will never experience their rut. During a rut, an Alpha's body will attribute their values and their violent behaviors toward breeding with their mate. Once the mating urge hits an Alpha, there is almost no stopping them.   As the courtship progresses, the male werewolf (in wolf form) may smell the genital region of his mate to determine their readiness to mate, his tongue flicking in and out, testing the air for traces of their mate's sex hormones. If they are not sexually receptive, their mate will repel the male with growls and snaps of their jaws.  

Copulation

Right before copulation, the pair might act jubilant by nuzzling, whipping their tails in other's faces, and even urinating to release more sex hormones in the air. This is when the actual bliss comes in by the she-wolves or male omegas in releasing their sex hormones. Unmated males in the pack react to this, even the male pups. (As one might know, when a werewolf mates in wolf form, they copulate like dogs, the male mounting their mate from behind.)   For the Alpha and his mate, when it comes mating, an actual physical knot occurs. This is the exact moment where the exchange of sperm is. After about five minutes to a half hour, the Alpha will remain knotted inside his mate until his genitals relax and he can pull out.   After mating, the pairs will continue to be affectionate. Although werewolves often have long-lasting attachments to their mates, if one wolf dies, the widowed mate may breed with another wolf. Also, this destroys the long-held "mate for life" myth unless one is of Alpha or Luna blood.