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Wolves
A carnivore related to the jackal and domestic dog, two species of wolves are recognized. One is C. lupus, the gray or timber wolf, which was once widely distributed in North America, Europe, and Asia. The other is Canis lupus rufus, the red wolf, which now only occurs in northeastern North Carolina and on St. Vincent's Island off the Gulf Coast of Florida.
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Where does dogfight originate from?
The allied airplanes and the enemy airplanes trying to shoot each other down in world war II
No, for the most part, owls are not scavengers. They are predatory animals and most owls are nocturnal, meaning they hunt at night. Owls typically consume small rodents, other birds, fish in some cases, and insects.
I can find no reference to a vicuna wolf. There is a llama-like mammal called a vicuña and a manned wolf (not a true wolf) and both live in South America.
How old are wolf pups when they leave a den?
Wolfs may disperse from their pack anytime they are driven out or leave, there is nonspecific age, but normally males leave more then females to mate since only the alphas can mate in the pack, except for the occasional non-alpha breeding. During the winter is the time most wolves mate, so some may be driven out of the pack or leave to start a new one.
Who named Canis lupus and in what year?
The originator of the binomial system to name species in Latin was Linnaeus. He named many common species, naming wolves in 1758the originator of he binomial system, Linneaus, named wolves Canus lupus. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis_lupus
How many wolves are in Mississippi?
No, there are no gray wolves in Mississippi, nor have there been in the past century. Reports of red wolves, a smaller less dangerous wolf, have been made throughout Mississippi though the species is reported to have died out in the 1970's. Red wolf coyote hybrids are the closest things to an actual wolf in Mississippi unless illedged sightings of red wolves are true.
Not to long along a picture was in the Sun Herald, someone shot the wolf and had a picture on the front page, not sure of the breed, but it was huge!
What is the wolf food chain or web?
The animal usually eats vole,elk,deer,moose,sheep,goats,caribou,muskox,bison and fish(sometimes). Those listed animals are herbivores.
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What are good evil names for a wolf?
Bloodlust-Male
DarkShadow-Male
Bloodfang-Male
Lonestander-Male
Clawface-Male
Mystic-Female
Mystery-Female
Moonraiser-Female
Sliversun-Female
Riverfang-Female
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Can animals more specifically dogs be bipolar?
Whether it is classified as bipolar or by some other name, yes, dogs can be depressed in many forms. Some dogs can miss their owners so much they will become lethargic, chew their paws, their hair may fall out or they may chew at their fur and have patches missing. It is important that ANY dog gets lots of loving and lots of exercise. Generally when a dog becomes aggressive and moody in nature there is a physical cause for it. Example: My next door neighbors had a Golden Retriever pup and I gave the pup it's first toy. I would go over and play with the pup right up until it became an adult. Without warning the dog became extremely aggressive in nature and would bite. I refused to go over to visit because of the dog. Most owners will say 'Oh he/she won't bite' but no one knows their pet that well and I knew this one would. The owners treated the dog well. When the dog was 10 it had to be put to sleep and it turned out the dog had a cancerous tumor on the brain.
Are wolves safe around people?
Wolves don't likely attack people but they might attack people. They mostly attack domestic pets.
Wolves, as in the animals in the real world who walk on all fours, do play some games...But usually only younger wolves do. Some ideas for games that wolves in the wild play include: Chase/tag, wrestle, hunt(some wolf pups can for example pretend to hunt a rabbit, which is really a pinecone), race, and puddle jump(basically wolves jumping in puddles). These are just some of the possibilities for games. Just use your imagination, I guess :)
Why do grey wolves eat coyotes?
Yes.Red wolves because they are so much alike will sometimes mate with coyotes which is one of the three threats of their survival the other two are the hunting of wolves and habitat destruction red wolves and coyotes are do much alike that they are sometimes mistaken for each other scientists only found four pure bred red wolves and the rest were all half coyote.
What states allow wolves as pets?
You would have to check not only your state laws, but also your city/county laws if you are serious about getting one. Many states allow wolves, but most of them you need to get USDA licensed and a permit, which most of the time is very hard to get. One of the requirements to be licensed is building a large enclosure, but that is hardly the only requirement.
How much does a red wolf weigh?
Red wolves weigh anywhere from 16 to 41 kg (35 to 90 lb) but the average weight is 24.5 kg (54 lb)
How many teeth does a gray wolf have?
An adult wolf has 42 teeth in total. Four canines, which he uses to wound, grab and kill its prey, while the back teeth are used to crush bones and chew big chunks of meat into smaller pieces. The small front teeth are used to pull the skin.
What are the natural predators of whiting?
Humans, wolves, and mountain lions are predators of the white-tailed deer.
What is the difference between a gray wolf and a red wolf?
Grey wolves are larger with thicker fur and live more north than the red wolves. Red wolves can be found more south, like the deserts of Texas or Mexico, and Grey wolves live in Canada, Alaska, and all of the northwestern states although some can also be found in Mexico. They are of Eurasian origin and can also be found in Africa.
Red wolves are actually hybrids between Grey wolves and coyotes. There used to be three different populations of these hybrids, one in Florida which was a cross between the extinct Florida Black wolves and an earlier great plains coyote population, one in the Mississippi Valley which was a cross between the Mississippi wolves and the great plains coyotes and the last one alive today is a captive population that originated from a remnant extracted from Texas who may be hybrids between the extinct Texas Grey wolf and the southern Texas coyotes. Today, they have been reintroduced into North Carolina. It's also possible that some of the so-called Red wolves from Texas may also have Mexican Grey wolves in them since that population has also mixed with coyotes when they were nearly driven to extinction.
All of the other ones have since backcrossed extensively with coyotes as the pure Grey wolves slowly died out in the east from persecutions. In Canada, the Eastern wolf is another Grey wolf/coyote hybrid population that is closely related to the Red wolves in which they also have much coyote influences and is intermediate in size between the Grey wolves and coyotes.
What do the ears of wolves do?
Wolves do not have good eyesight. When searching for prey, wolves can use their ears to hear an animal a mile away! The ears of a wolf may also be used to hear other wolves howling a long distance...
How do wolves camouflage themselves?
If your talking about Yellow Stone wolves then their pelts are pretty musch the same color as the snow. They don't use as much camo as team work when they are hunting, though. The ones in Europe also match their surroundings pretty well.
bison,deer,elk,moose,sheep,beavers,racoons,caribou,hares,mice,voles,lemmings,seals,rabbits,lizards,snakes,and more
How many offspring does a wolf-dog have?
Wolves have an average of 6 pups, but have been known to have up to 14.
the average wolf litter is about 5 cubs
2 - 8, but average is 3-6.
If you mean how many babies, they get 2 - 6 babies and one fact more is that the survival rate of the babies is half the litter.
Usually a female wolf will give birth to aroung 4-5 pups in a litter.
Female wolves have litters of one to eleven pups in a lair that may be a cave, a hollow tree trunk, a thicket, or a hole in the ground. The pups normally stay with the parents until the following winter but may remain much longer and become a pack, establishing and defending a territory marked by urine and feces.
