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The wolf (Canis lupus; [b] pl.: wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a canine native to Eurasia and North America.More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus have been recognized, including the dog and dingo, though grey wolves, as popularly understood, only comprise naturally-occurring wild subspecies.
This is a list of famous individual wolves, pairs of wolves, or wolf packs. For a list of wolf subspecies, see Subspecies of Canis lupus. For a list of all species in the Canidae family, several of which are named "wolves", see list of canids.
Northwestern wolves are one of the largest subspecies of wolves. In British Columbia, Canada, five adult females averaged 42.5 kg or 93.6 lbs with a range of 85 lbs to 100 lbs (38.6 - 45.4 kg) and ten adult males averaged 112.2 lbs or 51.7 kg with a range of 105 lbs to 135 lbs (47.6 - 61.2 kg), with a weight range for all adults of 38.6 kg to 61.2 kg (85 – 135 lbs). [9]
Adult wolves at Yellowstone were documented on video carting "toys" — in the form of bones of various shapes and sizes — back to their offspring. Adult wolves at Yellowstone were documented on ...
The Labrador wolf (Canis lupus labradorius) is a subspecies of gray wolf native to Labrador, Newfoundland, and northern Quebec.It has been described as ranging in color from dark grizzly-gray to almost white, [4] and of being closely related to the Newfoundland wolf (C. l. beothucus). [5]
Watch the Video. Click here to watch on YouTube. For some, a wolf is nothing more than an oversized, fluffy dog; for others, wolves are the stuff of nightmares. But in reality, the truth lies ...
Colorado received 15 wolves from Canada, all of which were released The gray wolf has been endangered in the United States for many years, and recent poaching and habitat loss have further ...
It is the largest of Old World grey wolves, averaging 39 kg (86 lb) in Europe; [6] however, exceptionally large individuals have weighed 69–79 kg (152–174 lb), though this varies according to region. [7] [8] Its fur is relatively short and coarse, [3] and is generally of a tawny colour, with white on the throat that barely extends to the ...