Post by Frosty::.Laina on Jun 23, 2009 8:54:33 GMT -5
The Grey Wolf
also known as Timber Wolf is
the most widespread is the gray wolf, C. lupus, of circumpolar distribution; in addition to the domestic dog, its subspecies include the timber wolf, the arctic wolf, and the dingo.
The gray wolf is similar in appearance to a German shepherd, with a thick, shaggy coat, erect ears, and a bushy tail. Its fur is usually gray mixed with black and brown but may be nearly black or, in the Arctic, nearly white. An average-sized adult male is about 3 ft (90 cm) high at the shoulder and 4 ft (120 cm) long, excluding the tail, and weighs about 100 lb (45 kg); some individuals weigh twice as much.
Active mostly at night, gray wolves prey on birds and small mammals and on weak members of larger species, such as deer; they also eat vegetable matter and some carrion. They can run at speeds of up to 35 mi (56 km) per hour and can clear 16 ft (4.9 m) in a single bound. While hunting they can maintain a speed of about 20 mi (32 km) per hr for many hours, eventually wearing down even the swiftest prey. They roam over large areas and may migrate in response to migrations by or numerical fluctuations in their prey species.
The Red wolf
is the rarest wolf species hunting and agriculturalization have combined to bring the red wolf near to extinction, because it was thought to be a threat to livestock.The red wolf, C. rufus, is a smaller species that varies in color from reddish gray to nearly black.
Subspecies
Arabian Wolf
Arctic Wolf
Caspian Sea Wolf
Eastern Wolf
Tundra Wolf
Mexican wolf
also known as Timber Wolf is
the most widespread is the gray wolf, C. lupus, of circumpolar distribution; in addition to the domestic dog, its subspecies include the timber wolf, the arctic wolf, and the dingo.
The gray wolf is similar in appearance to a German shepherd, with a thick, shaggy coat, erect ears, and a bushy tail. Its fur is usually gray mixed with black and brown but may be nearly black or, in the Arctic, nearly white. An average-sized adult male is about 3 ft (90 cm) high at the shoulder and 4 ft (120 cm) long, excluding the tail, and weighs about 100 lb (45 kg); some individuals weigh twice as much.
Active mostly at night, gray wolves prey on birds and small mammals and on weak members of larger species, such as deer; they also eat vegetable matter and some carrion. They can run at speeds of up to 35 mi (56 km) per hour and can clear 16 ft (4.9 m) in a single bound. While hunting they can maintain a speed of about 20 mi (32 km) per hr for many hours, eventually wearing down even the swiftest prey. They roam over large areas and may migrate in response to migrations by or numerical fluctuations in their prey species.
The Red wolf
is the rarest wolf species hunting and agriculturalization have combined to bring the red wolf near to extinction, because it was thought to be a threat to livestock.The red wolf, C. rufus, is a smaller species that varies in color from reddish gray to nearly black.
Subspecies
Arabian Wolf
Arctic Wolf
Caspian Sea Wolf
Eastern Wolf
Tundra Wolf
Mexican wolf