By Johnathan Corbett Gray Wolf
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Scientific Name Range Diet Physical Description Breeding Info Special Behaviors Weird Info. Video Conclusion
Scientific Name
The scientific name for a gray wolf is “Canis Lupus.”
Range
It is basically in the Northern Hemisphere. Despite not being at risk for extinction, local
populations of wolves are still in trouble.
Diet
They eat: Elk Moose Deer Musk-oxen Beaver Bison Caribou
Physical Description
Gray wolves are 2-2.5 feet tall. Male wolves weigh about 90 pounds. Female wolves weigh about 80 pounds. The life span of the Gray Wolf is 10 to 18
years.
Breeding Info
They all are in a pack never lead each other. The mom always stays with the pups. They do not build nest. They are born by live birth. 4-6 pups are born at once.
Special Behavoirs
hierarchical social structures is a breeding
“alpha" pair
This terminology is based heavily on the
behavior of captive wolf packs
Weird Info
The way that they communicate is by
howling. Wolves packs are from two to twelve wolves
in a single pack. Adult gray wolves has 42 teeth.
Video
http://www.arkive.org/grey-wolf/canis-lupus/video-01.html
Conclusion
THE END Thank you for watching my presentation on
the gray wolves. I have learned so much about gray wolves.