Gray Wolf
The Gray Wolf (also known by the other name as the Timber Wolf) is a wild dog that
lives in groups or in family units. The Gray
Wolf that lives in those
plains where trees are not exist and the gray wolf is living the plains of the
far north is called Tundra
Wolves or Arctic Wolves.
The gray wolf is a speedy-running carnivore (meat-eater because it eats meat of
animals). After approximately going extinct, it is at the present only found in
the Alaska, Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Howling:
Wolves howl as an indicator to other wolves,
telling of the start and end of a hunt, of a wolf separated from its group, as an
advice to other wolf groups, and just for the entertaining of it.
Anatomy:
Gray Wolves have physically powerful jaws with razor-sharp
teeth, together with long canine teeth which slash flesh. Mature Gray Wolf is regarding 4 1/2 feet long and weighs
regarding 80 pounds. They have extremely good sight, sensitive hearing, and an enthusiastic
sense of smell.
Hunting and Diet:
The Gray Wolf hunts mostly in groups and frequently
preys upon animals that are greatly bigger that they are. The Gray
Wolf mostly eats
hoofed animals, like deer, elk, bison, and sheep, but will eat about anything,
including lizards, fish, birds, snakes, and fruit.
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| Gray Wolf is eating fruit |
