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Left: product of a male wolf and a female spaniel; right: from a female wolf and a male West Siberian Laika. In the distant past, there was gene flow between African wolves, golden jackals, and grey wolves. The African wolf is a descendant of a genetically admixed canid of 72% wolf and 28% Ethiopian wolf ancestry.
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.
Alpha male Chiroxiphia manakins have full male colors, whereas beta males retain female-like plumage. Male Chiroxiphia manakins can typically be designated alpha and beta, since there is a clear dominance relationship between them. There is only ever one alpha male, but, depending on species, there may be one or two beta males.
The male wolf, called OR7 because he was the seventh wolf radio-collared in Oregon, became an instant celebrity. A children's storybook, a documentary and multiple books followed.
The adult male wolf is from an ancient lineage—one that is particularly intriguing to scientists because of its size and movements. “It was a very active predator, one of the larger ones ...
OR-85 is a male wolf that traveled from Oregon to Siskiyou County in November 2020. As of January 2021, another wolf, that biologists believe most likely to be a female, has joined up with OR-85 in this northernmost part of California.
When a wolf is killed by a car, there is also a chance for a ripple effect throughout the existing population. When a male wolf identified as 244M was killed in June on U.S. 64, for instance, the ...
Data on male parental care have been collected from captive animals, and little is known whether this occurs frequently in the wild. [8] Maned wolves reach sexual maturity at one year of age, when they leave their birth territory. [8] The maned wolf's longevity in the wild is unknown, but estimates in captivity are between 12 and 15 years. [16]