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  2. Wolves and moose on Isle Royale - Wikipedia

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    Analysis of moose skulls documents a 16% shrinkage likely consistent with warming winters which are correlated with smaller brain size in one-year-old moose. The moose population has tripled in the past decade, reaching about 1,600 in the 2017 survey, but as wolf die off approaches, competition for food due to overpopulation will become a ...

  3. Hunting behavior of gray wolves - Wikipedia

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    The wolf must give chase and gain on its fleeing prey, slow it down by biting through thick hair and hide, and then disable it enough to begin feeding. [4] After chasing and then confronting a large prey animal, the wolf makes use of its 6 cm (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) fangs and its powerful masseter muscles to deliver a bite force of 28 kg/cm 2 (400 lbf/in 2), which is capable of breaking open the ...

  4. Wolf - Wikipedia

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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.

  5. Cervalces scotti - Wikipedia

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    Cervalces scotti size chart. It was as large as the modern moose, with an elk -like head, long legs, and palmate antlers that were more complex and heavily branching than the moose. [ 3 ] Cervalces scotti reached 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in length and a weight of 708.5 kg (1,562 lb).

  6. Remote Lake Superior island wolf numbers are stable but moose ...

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    Researchers forced to cut short an annual survey of wildlife on a remote Lake Superior island this winter due to unusually warm weather announced Tuesday that they managed to gather data that ...

  7. Eastern wolf - Wikipedia

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    Like the red wolf, the eastern wolf is intermediate in size between the coyote and gray wolf, with females weighing 23.9 kilograms (53 lb) on average and males 30.3 kilograms (67 lb). Like the gray wolf, its average lifespan is 3–4 years, with a maximum of 15 years. [20]

  8. No. 9 Ole Miss loses to Florida on awful Jaxson Dart ...

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    Montrell Johnson Jr.'s 5-yard touchdown run with 7:40 remaining in the fourth quarter gave Florida a 24-17 win over No. 9 Ole Miss on Saturday in Gainesville. Ole Miss had a chance to tie the game ...

  9. Subspecies of Canis lupus - Wikipedia

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    The second largest subspecies of wolf, second in skull and tooth proportions only to occidentalis (see chart above), with fur that is black, white or a mixture of both in color. [78] The Alaskan Interior and Yukon, save for the tundra region of the Arctic Coast [79] Currently (2022) synonymized under C. l. occidentalis [1] [80] C. l. nubilus ...