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Wolf Gray (Canis lupus) or commonly referred to as wolves only is a carnivorous animal that has a physical shape like a dog. Wolves and dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) do have the same ancestors. Wolves are also related to dingo (Canis lupus dingo) a type of dogwild inhabitants of the Australian Continent.
Gray wolves can live in a variety of biomes as long as their food is widely available and the climate is relatively cold. Taiga Siberia, one of the most suitable habitats for gray wolves, is a boreal forest with long winters and short summers.
This region is in northern Russia. Gray wolves are most often found in this place. The wolf groups defend their respective territories.
Wolf gray is the largest species of the family canine dog . measured from the shoulders the height of about 90 cm. While the length of his body between 90 to 150 cm when measured from the nose to the tip of the tail.
Meanwhile the weight of gray wolf ranges from 20 to 88 kilograms. Male wolves have larger body size than female wolves.
Gray wolves have long legs with large claws. The tail is long and feathery. Gray wolves have pointy ears and yellowish brown eyes. Despite the name of a gray wolf the color of the fur is varied gray brown white or black but in Europe a gray-brown fox.
Gray wolves have some special ways to adapt. Their thick fur can withstand heat and keep moisture. The large wolf claws have some sort of cushioning and retractable nails. The claws can be widened so that the wolf movement on the snow is more stable.
The wolf's hearing is twenty times stronger than humans while his sense of smell is sharper hundred times.
The wolf's jaw is very strong. The strength of the pressure is more than 250 kilograms per inch. The vision of the wolf is also very sharp and sensitive to every movement. Wolves have a reflective retina called tapetum . Tapetum can improve night vision ability. However the wolves of
Stamina wolves are very strong. Wolves can travel over eighteen miles at a fast pace. Speed can reach 40 miles per hour.
Wolves can live up to the age of 17 years. Female wolves reach the age of sexual maturity at the age of one year, while the male wolves at the age of two years. Wolves usually experience the breeding season once a year, ie between January and March.
Female wolves carry their children for 63 days. Wolves usually give birth in the nest ie in stone niches or holes in the ground.
Newborn wolves are born between 5 and 6 birds. Weight wolf baby about 500 grams. Werewolves will stay in their nests for 8 weeks before they are weaned. During that time the other wolves will bring food to the newborn who gave birth to
Wolves are carnivores. They prey on ungulates (hoofed animals) such as deer and wild boar. When food is scarce they will eat rodents. Wolves sometimes eat carrion. Once a meal the wolf can spend 11 pounds of meat.
In the food chain the wolf is at the top. Wolves have no natural enemies. The only threat is man. Wolves help keep the ecosystem population under control by prey on weaker animals.
In Canada and Alaska, the gray wolf population is stable. However, in most areas of North America gray wolf is threatened with extinction. In Europe, Asia, and Africa the remaining wolf populations are few. The largest population of wolves in Europe and Asia is found in Russia which includes Taiga Siberia.
Currently the area of wolf dwelling has declined by one third, especially in regions such as Europe, Asia, Mexico and the United States. Wolves are often poisoned and hunted for perceiving cattle. Wolves are also hunted for their feathers taken in Canada Alaska and countries of the former Soviet Union as well as Mongolia.
Gray Wolf once disappeared from the United States in 1974. Then in 1995 imported 66 gray wolves from Canada. They are released in Idaho and Yellowstone National Park area. Their current number has doubled. About 1,200 wolves are now in Idaho Montana and Wyoming. However, wolves are considered to be the breeders in the area as a threat to their livestock
