vegetation types of the Northern Hemisphere and preys on all the large mammals living there. It also feeds on all the other animals in its environment‚ scavenges‚ and can even eat fruits and berries. Wolves frequent forests and prairies‚ tundra‚ barren ground‚ mountains‚ deserts‚ and swamps. Some wolves even visit large cities‚ and‚ of course‚ the wolf’s domesticated version‚ the dog‚ thrives in urban environments. Wolfs The gray wolf or grey wolf Canis
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Evolutionary Conquest of Gray Wolves Today‚ there are over 8.7 million different species that share planet Earth‚ and scientists believe that each species all share a common ancestor. That single ancestor‚ to which is not discovered yet‚ has evolved over eons‚ creating these vast amounts of species that we know today. The Gray wolves‚ or Canis lupus‚ is one prime example of an evolutionary species. Although the history of wolves is still unclear‚ scientists believe that wolves evolved from a primitive
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Wolves of All Colors Nature has created many great beasts‚ some soar through the skies‚ some flow through the depths of the seas‚ and others dash across the vast lands. Many of these land dwelling creatures eat the flesh and meat of other animals. Of these species of carnivores‚ wolves are one of the most common. Some of these wolves are small and adapted to heat like the African Wild Dog‚ while others are used to tropical forests like the red wolf. Living among these other wild canines‚ some
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Never Cry Wolf What does Tyler discover about the diet of wolves? Never Cry Wolf is an American drama film based on Farley Mowat ’s autobiography of the same name. The film is about a Government agency investigation of the caribou population‚ which is initiated because of a belief that wolves are killing those reindeers. The government sends a young biologist named Tyler Smith “to travel to the Arctic‚ track down a pack of wolves and observe their behavior in detail to prepare a biological report
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abominable snowmen in their white‚ puffy suits. One nods to you‚ as if he is some kind of savior‚ but you ponder to yourself‚ questioning: which creature really needs a savior? In 1925 wolves (Canis Lupus) had been completely wiped out in Yellowstone because of hunters. Yellowstone is not the only place where wolves are hunted. They are hunted virtually all over the world. This National Park is the best example because‚
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meat such as elk‚ deer‚ moose and caribou. Mainly large hoofed mammals but wolves also eat smaller animals when they are not in a pack or food is scarce such as beaver‚ rabbits and other small prey. Wolves are also scavengers and often eat animals
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Where Do Wolves Live? A wolf is a large wild canine that resembles a dog. Wolves are of the Canidae family and assigned a specific name; Canis lupus. Other names include; grey/gray wolf‚ western wolf‚ and timber wolf. They have typically grey fur but others have pure white‚ red or brown and in some instances a mixture of both. Male wolf weighs up to 99 pounds while the female wolf up to 85 pounds. There is an acute disparity on the lifespan of a wolf but it ranges between 6 to 8 years. Wolves are found
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aggressive animals. Wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone national park in 1995‚ but did you know that many wolf attaches have happened including a wolf attacked on a six year old boy on April 14‚ 2000 and killed him. Today I am going to talk to you about the animals lost by turning thees wolves loose‚ how a wolf will come after a human‚ and the government is spending more money. Did you know that wolves will go after people? That are a very dangerous animal to be around. Wolves are also very aggressive
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Although we were unable to attend the feeding of the wolves‚ there were still a few pieces of untouched meat lying on the ground. In light of the wolves’ inactivity and obvious weakness for heat‚ we took this as a sign that the wolves’ usually sizable appetite was affected and overridden by their weakness to the heat; that they were too hot to eat. Their inability to handle high temperatures
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Wildlife Service initiated efforts to locate and capture the remaining pure bred red wolves. There was a small group of 17 wolves located in the Louisiana and Texas coastal area. Of the 17 remaining wolves‚ 14 were captured and became the founders of the captive breeding program. From 1980 to 1987 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the red wolf to be extinct in the wild. Today there are more than 100 red wolves
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