Wolves are one of the wilderness natural villains. They are the largest member of the dog family. An American wolf is 46 to 66 inches from muzzle to tail. The height of a wolf is between 26 and 28 inches at the shoulder. The North American wolf can be as light as 40 pounds or as heavy as 175 pounds.
Wolves only breed at a very special time. They breed once a year from December through March depending on the latitude. The gestation is 63 days. Pups that are born in Northern climates are born as late as June and in Southern climates in February. When pups are born they weigh one pound. They can not see or hear. The average litter is 4 to 6 pups.
Wolves are powerful but endangered. They are protected in some places because their population is low therefore they are protected by state and federal governments. If you kill a wolf, the fine is 100,000 dollars and up to 1 year in jail.
Wolves are like bees because they don’t attack you unless you provoke them or invade their territory.
Wolves are vicious when it comes to eating. They eat deer, moose,caribou,elk,bison, and beaver. Wolves can run as fast as 35 miles per hour and have 42 sharp teeth. They live in all kinds of amazing places. Gray Wolves once populated large portions of North America, Europe,and Asia but were hunted to near extinction. Fortunately their numbers have rebounded from conservation and reintroduction efforts.
Wolves have mind blowing big territories and their pack territories vary by location. In Alaska or Canadian wilderness, their territories can range from 100 to 300 square miles of land. In the Continental U.S, their territory is between 25 to 150 square miles. Wolves have incredible adaptions to help them survive. They live up to 13 years in the wild and in captivity for 16 years. Their average life span is 6 to 8 years. A wolf pack can range from 2 to 30 but the average is 6 to 8 wolves. Fur color can vary from gray,tan,brown,to solid white or black. Wolf feet are big, the average being as wide as 5 inches long! The adaptable gray wolf is by far themost common, and is seen all over the NorthernHemisphere. Wolves are great!
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