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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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If a wolf is desperately hungry, I imagine, it would attack a human. They would prefer the very young, the crippled, or the old, since they are smaller or clearly aren't as strong as other humans. There are cases where even coyotes, which are much smaller than wolves, have tried to hunt children.
Nowadays, it's very very rare to find a man-eating wolf. Wolves, for the most part, fear humans and will keep their distance. It is thought, though, that European wolves used to be much more aggressive in the past (hundreds of years ago), and it was not unusual for a wolf to attack a human. Yes, but it is very unlikely that you would be attacked by one. The only situations I can think of are if...
A) The wolf is very hungry and there is no other food available
B) You are very young, weak and unarmed
C) You approach the wolf knowingly, especially if it has cubs or if it is wounded
Wolves never attack for the sake of it.
Not generally no. The only time a wolf if likely to attack a human for food is if it has lost its fear of humans in sub-urban areas. Once a wolf has tasted a human once it is not uncommon for them to continuing preying, which is usually when they get killed....
yes
they are meat eaters but don't eat people.
Who is the leader of the pack - the male wolf or the female?
Well the Alpha Male and Female lead the pack together. It's just that one is more dominant than the other. In some cases a male is more dominant. In other cases a female is more dominant. It could go either way. In a wolf pack strength and speed are important. If you're stronger than another wolf your rank will be higher than others, but the main thing that determines the leader is the genes. There is a gene called the alphetic gene. This push's the wolf to become more dominant and more aggressive so that they are the leaders. This is why some wolves leave the pack to start another. So there is not just one wolf that leads. Both the Alpha's lead, just one is more dominant.
How many hertz will annoy a dog?
Typically, a dog whistle is within the range of 16000Hz to 22000 Hz. Some dog whistles have adjustable sliders for active control of the frequency produced.
What do wolves and the word lupine have to do with each other?
The word lupine means of, or like, a wolf.
How long is a female wolf pregnant?
63 days
63 days unless it is summer then it is only 58
The gestation period of a wolf (typically referred to as the Grey Wolf) is around 60 to 70 days long, depending on genetics, health, food availability, environmental conditions, etc.
a wolf is pregnant for 2 months and 3 days
About three months. Usually around 60 days.
Gestation period is 63 days for wolves and all other canines.
Anywhere from 60 to 63 days!
Are wolves friendly to humans?
Actually, wolves are afraid of humans and do not want to attack or kill you if possible, but there are stories about humans being saved by wolves or becoming friends with them. You can actually have a pet wolf, although I really don't reccomend it because you are taking the wolf out of it's habitat. I hope this answered the question!
Females are vital members of the pack, helping with the hunt and with raising the alpha pair's pups. They have many of the same duties and roles as the males.
What are a wolf's possible eye colors?
Wolf pups are born without pigment in their eyes (which means they appear blue); by 6 weeks old they have achieved a color range typically between brown and green, the various shades depending on brightness and intensity may appear as: gold, brown, yellow, hazel, orange, and green with tinges of silver or grey. As they age the eyes may change color (usually darker or lighter).
Adult wolves can't have blue eyes, though many people seem to think they can. Some wolf-like dogs can have blue eyes, like huskies.
What is it that dogs can do that wolves can't?
Dogs are a domesticated form of the Grey Wolf, so they are essentially the same species. They are different because dogs are domesticated, or tamed, and wolves are just wild animals. Although they do have a lot in common, they are not exactly the same.
Wolves were at one time on the brink of extinction and were rescued from becoming so in the 1970s. They were protected until 2011 when they were stripped of their protection under the Endangered Species Act by the US government. Instead they transferred the burden of this management to individual states and since then, more than 2,700 wolves have been slaughtered.
What are the different gender roles of wolves?
One is male, the other female. There isn't much difference beside the female have pups. Wolves treat each other as equals, even though the male is typically built larger.
At around three weeks, the mother wolf starts encouraging the pups to eat meat.
Yes and no.Some people did because they needed to protect themselves and for their warm fur.Other people didn't because they didn't want to,know how,and couldn't.Now it is against the law to hurt a wolf!
Can wolves imprint on a human?
Although there are stories of children being raised by wolves, for example Romulus and Remus the mythical founders of Rome, it is unlikely that wolves would accept a human or any other creature into their social group.
mainly in zoo's but i did hear a few years back that they had been reintroduced to the wild.
whether they're alive and thriving is another question.
i have no idea which area they were introduced to however.
In what year did the gray wolves become extinct?
they didn't,the red wolf is about to become extinct but not the grey wolf
The gray wolf currently is not endangered. The red wolf is however, around 110 reside in North Carolina's Alligator River Refuge, where they are strictly protected, and their numbers are slowly increasing.
Why do environmental groups want wolves to remain on the endangered species list?
Because humans killed wolves far to much
What are the ranks in a wolf pack called?
Alphas: There is an Alpha Male and an Alpha Female in a pack. Usually, they are mates. These two are the only ones who are aloud to mate and have pups in the pack, unless they give permission to another two wolves in their pack to mate. These wolves are respected by all the pack and the pack will always follow their orders.
Beta: There is usually only one Beta, but sometimes, quite rarely actually, there may be two. A Beta is like second-in-command or a deputy. The Beta gives the orders when the Alphas aren't around, but as soon as the Alphas return, the Beta is not in charge. The Beta is near the top of the wolf pack, but still highly respects the Alphas. Usually, the Beta will find a mate, and run off to have pups with him/her and start their own pack. Or the Beta will wait and take on the role of Alpha of his/her current pack.
Delta: Not much to say about the Delta except that they are training to become the Beta.
Wolves: Then there are just the pack members. These members have no rank in the pack really and they all respect the Alphas and do what they are told.
Omega: At the bottom of the pack is the Omega. This wolf usually becomes the Omega because they did something wrong or bad. The Omega is treated with no respect at all and usually they have no friends within the pack. They do work and chores and are bossed around by everyone.
Wolves feed primarily on medium to large sized ungulates, including sheep, goats, chamois, pigs, deer, antelope, caribou, horses, moose, yak, and bison
wolves eat carcouses and dead animals. Yes wolves eat that but they also hunt things like rabbbits, deer, elk,moose and etc.
How many wolves live in North America?
There are now believed to only be five. Before 1995 there was widely believed to be about 24. Those five subspecies are the following:
1) Mackenzie Valley/Rocky Mountain/Alaskan Wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis)
2) Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos)
3) Mexican Gray (Canis lupus baileyi)
4) Great Plains/Buffalo Wolf (Canis lupus nubilus)
5) Common Red Wolf (Canis lupus rufus)
Another Answer:Actually there is still considered to be around 24 subspecies of gray wolves in North America as of 2005, not 1995, with an addition of two more subspecies added to the list. These, including the 24 aforementioned, would be the following:- Kenai Peninsula Wolf (Canis lupus alces)
- Newfoundland Wolf (Canis lupus beothucus)
- Bernard's Wolf (Canis lupus bernardi)
- British Columbia Wolf (Canis lupus columbianus)
- Vancouver Island Wolf (Canis lupus crassodon)
- Florida Black Wolf (Canis lupus floridanus)
- Cascade Mountain Wolf (Canis lupus fuscus)
- Gregory's Wolf (Canis lupus gregoryi)
- Manitoba Wolf (Canis lupus griseoalbus)
- Hudson Bay Wolf (Canus lupus hudsonicus)
- Northern Rocky Mountains Wolf (Canis lupus irremotus)
- Labrador Wolf (Canis lupus labradorius)
- Alexander Archipelago Wolf (Canis lupus ligoni)
- Eastern Wolf (Canis lupus lycaon)
- Mackenzie River Wolf (Canis lupus mackenzii)
- Baffin Island Wolf (Canis lupus manningi)
- Mogollon Mountain Wolf (Canis lupus mogollonensis)
- Texas Wolf (Canis lupus monstrabilis)
- Yukon Wolf (Canis lupus pambasileus)
- Alaskan Tundra Wolf (Canis lupus tundrarum)
- Southern Rocky Mountains Wolf (Canis lupus youngi)f
- Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos)
- Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi)
- Domestic Dog (Canis lupus familiaris)
- Mackenzie Valley Wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis)
- Red Wolf (Canis lupus rufus)
What is the gray wolf's phylum?
The gray wolf is in: Which includes: And excludes: Kingdom Animalia All multicellular organisms that lack cell walls and cannot perform photosynthesis Plants, Fungi, Protists,Bacteria Phylum Chordata All animals that have a backbone or similar internal support Invertebrates (insects, snails, starfish, etc.) Class Mammalia All chordates that have fur and produce milk Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds Order Carnivora All mammals that mostly eat meat Rodents, deer, primates, etc. Family Canidae All carnivores that are dog-like, with 42 teeth, walk on their toes, and have long, bushy tails Lions & tigers, bears, raccoons, weasels, etc. Genus Canis* Wolves and coyotes Foxes, bush dogs Species lupus* Gray wolf Canis latrans, the coyote
Canis rufus, the red wolf Subspecies baileyi*
lycaon* Mexican gray wolf
Eastern timber wolf Gray wolves of other subspecies
Where do mountain wolves live?
Yes, they do.
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No. Wolves do not live on mountains. They are not lean enought to clammer up such steep elevations without falling and dying. They're pads arnt made thick enough to withstand the rough, pointy terrain, let alone stay up-right on the slanted surface.
