​WOLVES
Mammal    -   Vertebrate   -    Carnivore
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WOLF
Male:  Dog
Female:  She-wolf, Bitch
Young:  Cub, Pup, Whelp

WOLVES
  • Are meat eaters - eating large and/or small animals - such as moose, deer, elk and caribou.  
  • Also eat fish, muskrats, shrews, shellfish, mice and birds. 
  • Hide extra food in the snow or icy soil to help preserve it.
  • Live in forests and woods in cold climates, mostly in the United States, Russia, Canada and Greenland. Timber Wolves lives in forests.
  • A wolf pack is very territorial and defends its territory against other wolves.
  • Have rounded ears.
  • Like to live in packs (usually less than eight members) and have a social structure.
  • In places where there are plenty of large animals to catch, a pack may contain up to 30 wolves.
  • Hunting in a pack means that the wolves can kill prey much larger than themselves
  • Pups are born in April and May and the average litter size is 4-7 pups.
  • All members of the pack take care of the pups.
  • Can trot at 5-10 miles per hour, almost indefinitely.
  • Are generally docile animals and have a strong aversion to fighting.
  • In addition to howling, wolves bark, yap, whine and growl.
  • In the winter, the tail helps to keep its face warm.
  • Actually have a low hunting success. 
  • Members of the pack will 'babysit' pups while their parents are out hunting.