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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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Why do people think wolves are sly cunning and mean?
Wolves over the years have been portrayed so much as evil creatures that people often think of them as such where in general they are just animals. Yes they will attack and defend themselves if threatened, you have a understand these animals are wild, they don't understand us humans to them we just mean them harm. That being said no they are not mean as we think they are
Does a black wolf's mother leave the young?
Typically wolf cub stay with the same pack as their mother. The female wolf would die first. Fissions of a wolf pack are rare events.
What are the wolf's current status in the wild?
The Gray wolf (most common) is not a concern, as far as being endangered.
It depends. While some species of wolf are least concern others are critically endangered.
How does a gray wolf communicate?
Wolves communicate by body language, for example, if a wolf with taller ranks than the other, that wolf will have its tail up high up in the air while the wolf with lower ranks has its tail down and is half laying and half crouching, there's also another one, the wolf with ranks higher, will have its chest higher than than the one with ranks lower. also they howl to communicate where they are or to start a hunt or to sound the alarm.
The wolves generally communicate with one another body language and with their scent and by sounds. with body language for an example the alpha wolves carry their tails high and stand tall while the Less dominant wolves exhibit submissive behavior by holding their tails down and often lower their bodies while pawing at the higher ranking wolves.
There are two levels of submissive behavior: active and passive. Active submission is a contact activity in which signs of inferiority are evident such as crouching, muzzle licking and tail tucking. The behaviors typical of active submission are first used by pups to elicit regurgitation in adults. These behaviors are retained into adulthood by subordinate wolves, where they function as a gesture of intimacy and the acceptance of the differentiation of the roles of the wolves that are involved.
Passive submission is shown when a subordinate wolf lays on its side or back, thus exposing the vulnerable ventral side of its chest and abdomen to the more dominant wolf. The subordinate wolf may also abduct its rear leg to allow for anogenital inspection by the dominant wolf. If two wolves have a disagreement, they may show their teeth and growl at each other. Both wolves try to look as fierce as they can. Usually the less dominant wolf, the subordinate one, gives up before a fight begins. To show that it accepts the other wolf's authority, it rolls over on its back. Reactions to this behavior may range from tolerance (the dominant wolf standing over the submissive wolf) to mortal attack, particularly in the case of a trespassing alien wolf. Following the dominance rules usually keeps the wolves in a pack from fighting among themselves and hurting each other.
Wolves convey much with their bodies. If they are angry, they may stick their ears straight up and bare their teeth. A wolf who is suspicious pulls its ears back and squints. Fear is often shown by flattening the ears against the head.
A wolf who wants to play dances and bows playfully.
Wolves have a very good sense of smell about 100 times greater than humans. They use this sense for communication in a variety of ways. Wolves mark their territories with urine and scats, a behavior called scent-marking. When wolves from outside of the pack smell these scents, they know that an area is already occupied. It is likely that pack members can recognize the identity of a packmate by its urine, which is useful when entering a new territory or when packmembers become separated. Dominant animals may scent mark through urination every two minutes. When they do so they raise a leg, this dominant posture utilizes multiple forms of communication and is called a "Raised Leg Urination" or RLU.
Wolves will also use urine to scent mark food caches that have been exhausted. By marking an empty cache, the animal will not waste time digging for food that isn't there.
Wolves use their sense of smell to communicate through chemical messages. These chemical messages between members of the same species are known as "pheromones." Sources of pheromones in wolves include glands on the toes, tail, eyes, anus, genitalia and skin. For example, a male is able to identify a female in estrus by compounds (pherimones) present in her urine and copulation will only be attempted during this time.
Of course, their sense of smell also tells them when food or enemies are near.
Have you ever heard a wolf howl? They're not howling at the moon they are communicating. They call any time of the day, but they are most easily heard in the evening when the wind dies down and wolves are most active. Wolves' vocalizations can be separated into four categories: barking, whimpering, growling, and howling. Sounds created by the wolf may actually be a combination of sounds such as a bark-howl or growl-bark.
Barking is used as a warning. A mother may bark to her pups because she senses danger, or a bark or bark-howl may be used to show aggression in defense of the pack or territory.
Whimpering may be used by a mother to indicate her willingness to nurse her young. It is also used to indicate "I give up" if they are in a submissive position and another wolf is dominating them.
Growling is used as a warning. A wolf may growl at intruding wolves or predators, or to indicate dominance.
Howling is the one form of communication used by wolves that is intended for long distance. A defensive howl is used to keep the pack together and strangers away, to stand their ground and protect young pups who cannot yet travel from danger, and protect kill sites. A social howl is used to locate one another, rally together and possibly just for fun.
Wolves communticate with howls, growls, yips, yelps and barks. But more than anything, they communicate with complex body language, for instance, to submit to another wolf, one may roll over and expose their vulnerable necks and bellies. That's just basic though, there's the ears, tail, etc to consider.
bodylanguige and barking or howling
by howling, barking, yipping, whimpering, etc. Much as other members of the family Canidae.
They Communicate by Howling and Barking.
Wolves can howl and they can show expressions on their faces and growl.
Howling, barks, yelps, yips, growls, and body gestures.
in many ways. From howls an whimpers to body language and the position of the tail.
What animals hunt the gray wolves?
wolves are apex predators(they usually don't have to worry about other predators.) but they do have to worry about being hunted by humans and sometimes tigers in eurasia
gray wolves are at the top of the food chain based on were they live.
people do tend to hunt them and they may upset a bear.
Most definetly not! A howling dog means he is comunication or lonely or depressed.
yes.
Wolves will eat fish in many parts of their range. During the salmon run on the west coast of the states, most of the food chain is based on eating salmon and both wolves and bears eat a lot.
There has been much research done on salmon fishing by wolves in Alaska and has been well documented. Wolves will scavenge from kills and washed up food from the sea, but in many parts of the world they have been seen actively hunting.
This article is about salmon eating in Alaska. I got it up just putting your question into Google.
They have been watched fewer times eating fish in Europe but it does still happen
How many gray wolves left in the wild?
Although it isunknown how many wolves or 'gray wolves' are left in the world. All that is known is that Russia holds the most vast amount of wolves. This number is somewhere along the lines of 30,000-40,000 animals with numbers decreasing due to commercial and recreatrional hunting in Russia's wilderness.
A lot, they are no longer on the Endangered Species List.
about seven
Slim chest and hips, long legs, dubble coated fur, short round and well furred ears, large paws (front paws are bigger), short muzzle, shortish straight tail, either amber/brown, gold, or hues of brown, gray, yellow, or green eyes (blue eyes when they are born but changes at about 6 weeks old).
Why do wolves growl at each other sometimes?
They growl at each other because it is a warning that the other wolf shouldn't do what he was doing or he\she might be attacked by another wolf.
How does a gray wolf help its environment?
the reason why it is good for the gray wolf to survrive because it is a preator to other animals and keeps the small animals the right pop like the rabbit if it didnt then it would be out of control and we would be over run by rodents the reason why it is good for the gray wolf to survrive because it is a preator to other animals and keeps the small animals the right pop like the rabbit if it didnt then it would be out of control and we would be over run by rodents
Do wolves get along with bears?
I really don't know about eating it, but it can certainly kill it. But, they rarely kill coyotes. Please note that most of the time bears kill coyotes in a competitive way, rather than predatory.
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How do you tame a wolf as a pup?
You don't. Wolves asre not, and will never be meant to be tamed. Some conservation areas take wolves when they are pups and hand raise them to be ambassadors for their species and make breeding them easier, but even then the wild nature of the wolf is all to apparent.
There is nothing that eats it because its at the top of the food chain. packs of these wolves have greatly reduced leopard populations in tibet. Many are killed by tibetan livestock owners because of predation of there animals.
What do wolves do when if one of their enemies is near?
they simply retreat or if it was a mother and her pups she will fight back.
their ears pull back and they show their teeth, sometimes tail between their legs and hauched over.
How do the gray wolves court their mates?
Just so you know, most of the time in a pack only the alpha of the pack, mates. The specifics are a little fuzzy but the alpha chooses a female not the other way around and as far as I know the female doesn't argue, unless the male tries to kill her pups.
How strong are the wolf's jaws?
A hyena is one of the animals in the African savanna that have extremely powerful jaws. As scavengers, they have to live on scraps of meat and the carcasses of animals that were already fed on by other predators, which may include lions, leopards, et al. As such, by the time hyenas get to the remains, there is very little meat in their food. As a result, hyenas have developed extremely strong jaws that can break or crush bones, and a digestive system digest the marrow within the bones.
What happens if a wolf is not in a pack?
It has no one to protect it, so something will probably eat it.
White Wolves, or Arctic Wolves, are located in the far north of Canada and Greenland.
They hunt live prey
Well, wolves are predators, just as much as any lion, puma, or crocadile. But if you are talking about someones tendancy to consider a wolf a vicious pest, it is sort of understandable. When you see wolves on TV, in movies, in fairy tales, a lot of the time you get to see their aggressive side; thus painting the picture of a downright mean animal. But even though wolves can look nasty, it is only nature's way of surviving. They are not out to kill people, or each other, they are only functioning the way they have for decades... so they can survive. But, wolves do often get in trouble for attacking sheep, goats, cattle, and the like. Now this is a real problem for the farmers. It is obvious that a wolf is not out to cause trouble; they think they are doing the smart thing by attacking the weakest animal. So now, wolves and people will sadly be enemies. I hope that in the future we can work out a way to keep wolves hunting their own food. Wolves are forced to kill livestock they have the right to do so, farmers have come into their territory.
So the answer to your question is, yes.
How would it affect other species if the gray wolf was extinct?
By a lot, it would over populate all the animals that the gray wolf eats.
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What is the biggest wolf in the world?
the Arctic Wolf and the Mackenzie Valley Wolf, also known as the Canadian Timber Wolf. Both are a subspecies of the Grey Wolf. The average weight of both are 50-65/70kg, or 110-155lbs. the largest wolf on record is an Alaskan Wolf at 175lbs, or 80kg, 1944, in Bulgaria. Even so, the largest wolves that can be found are the grey wolves found in Northern Alberta, Canada. I don't know what subspecies they are, but they are most likely Arctic or Mackenzie Valley. They are normally seen in Wood Buffalo National Park. It was never officially recorded, but some say the biggest wolf recorded was at 125lbs in Alberta, but its not known whether this is true or not, as the picture could have been fake or changed to look larger, so on record, its the one from Bulgaria.Just to make it clear, Mackenzie Valley Wolves are NOT the same subspecies as the Alaskan Grey Wolf. They are often confused as the same.
Did you know that no healthy wolf in north America has ever been known to harm a person?? It's true!
Answer:
The most recent wolf attack in North America was on February 2006. The victim was partly eaten. See Link.
The history of wolf attacks in Europe and Asia is:
- In Scotland in the 15th century wolf attacks were frequent necessitating the construction of special travelers refuges.
- In France between the years 1580-1830, 3,069 people were killed by wolves.
- In Italy between the 15th to 18th centuries, 440 people were killed by wolves
- In Imperial Russia 1890, a document was produced stating that 161 people had been killed by wolves in 1871
- Most recently a French shepherd was attacked in in 2001.
- In Uttar Pradesh, wolves killed or seriously injured 74 humans between 1996 and 1997
- In India in 1878 624 people were killed by wolves
