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This time of year, the sound of a wolf howl piercing the night can really send shivers up your spine. But that call of the wild isn’t meant to scare you; it’s actually a message to other wolves.

Previously, computer programs for recognizing wolf vocalizations have relied solely on analyzing the pitch of the howls. These programs could correctly identify individual wolves up to 76 percent of ...