adult male wolf | brings food to nursing adult female wolf | |
is a kind of adult wolf | |
is a kind of male mammal | |
looks after pups if their mother is killed | |
may have length greater than 6 feet | |
may have height almost 3 feet at the shoulders | |
reaches sexual maturity by 3 years | |
adult wolf | babysits pups | |
can breed with domestic dog | |
can run at 45 km per hour over a short distance | |
eats moose, caribou, elk, deer, bighorn sheep, bison, muskox, rabbit, hare, marmot, ground squirrel, beaver, muskrat, mouse, bird, fish, berry, fruit, insect, grass | |
has breeding season late February to mid March | |
has colour white, cream, grey, brown or black | |
has good hearing | |
has good sense of smell | |
has picture | |
has poor eyesight | |
has range 260-675 square km | |
hunts in pack | |
kills 1-1.5 large animals per month | |
makes sound howl, bark, yelp, whine, snarl click to hear sound (30k wav file) | |
marks trails with urine | |
mates for life | |
may migrate to follow game | |
moults during late spring | |
weighs 26-79 kg | |
wolf | has distribution all of Canada except the south where it has been exterminated | |
has habitat arctic tundra, mountains, plains, forests | |
has lifespan up to 18 years in captivity | |
has name in French loup | |
has population density 1 wolf to 26-207 square km | |
is social | |
lives in den in cave, hollow log, abandoned beaver lodge, bank burrow during breeding season | |
lives in pack made up of 4-7 relatives and pups | |
mammal | is warm-blooded | |
may catch rabies | |
dog | has Family name Family Canidae | |
is carnivorous | |
carnivore | has Order name Order Carnivora | |
is carnivorous or omnivorous | |