Activities K-5How the Red Wolf LivesThe activities in this section are designed for young children who are beingintroduced to wild animals and how they live. Children will be able to:

■ Recognize some of the distinguishing physical characteristics of the redwolf

■ Understand the structure of the wolf pack

■ Describe the cycle of the red wolf's life through the seasons

■ Apply the concept of the web of life

■ Understand the relationship between predator and prey

■ Recognize how a top predator contributes to the health of an ecosystem

The Fun Stuff Inside!■ Where is Wild? Article and Activities ...................................................... 15 - 20

■ The Tracks of My Mind .............................................................................. 21 - 23

■ Do You Know? ...................................................................................................... 24

■ Who’s Who? .......................................................................................................... 25

■ Family Portraits ........................................................................................... 26 - 27

■ Wolfing Down Dinner ......................................................................................... 28

■ Picking Teeth ....................................................................................................... 29

■ Taking Care of the Kids ...................................................................................... 30

■ Amazing Ambulation Adaptations ............................................................ 31 - 32

■ Red Wolves Ahead Illustrations ................................................................ 33 - 37

■ Go Red Wolf Card Game ............................................................................ 38 - 41

■ Puzzles and Games ...................................................................................... 42 - 50

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Elise McCauley Hammond

To Teachers:This article appeared in The WildCanid Center Review in fall of 1998.The author, Debbie Causevic, is theEducation Curator for the Wild CanidCenter. We think you will find thearticle relevant and thought-provoking.

Where Is Wild?Recently, during an outreachprogram for the Wolf Sanctuary, Iwas faced with what I believe to beone of the most profound questionsI had ever been asked by one of myprogram attendees. In this case, theperson happened to be a 6-year-oldboy. His hand was lifted into the air,as were at least 12 others of similarshape and size. When I finally calledon him, I felt I was well-preparedfor any question he might ask -which usually varied anywherefrom, "Do wolves bite?" and "Can Ipet a wolf?" to the occasionalpersonal account of a wolf livingnearby a child's house.

What he asked, though, presentedsuch a myriad of potential answersthat, for the first time in a long time,I was stumped. It wasn't that hequestioned one of the little-knownfacts regarding wolves that I hadlearned long ago and stored in thedeep recesses of my brain. Instead,his question was so simple andstraightforward, yet at the sametime so infinitely complex, that Ifound myself turning over in myhead how best to answer him.

For the first time I was acutelyaware of how I can shape a youngperson's mind by the choice ofinformation that I present in aprogram whose relatively simpleaim is to better inform individualsabout the lives of wolves. Hisquestion was in response to what Ihad said earlier about the goal of theWolf Sanctuary to reintroducewolves into the wild. He had asked,quite simply, "Where is wild?" Andhe expected a simple answer inreturn.

I quickly realized that my answerwould need to be more than justrelaying impressive facts which can

be quickly forgotten. This young boywas searching for a concept, aconcept that would bring clarity to apuzzled picture forming in his mind.As he patiently awaited myresponse, I could imagine thethoughts that must be goingthrough his head. "What's the bigdeal about reintroduction anyway?Why all the fuss? The city park nearmy house: is that wild? Or thatpatch of forest the bus passes on theway to school: is that wild? Whatabout the rolling farmland justoutside the city? Isn't that wild?"

I briefly wondered if I should try toexplain wild in terms of relative size.A simple fact about the average sizeof territory that a single wolf needsto survive might fit in nicely here.Or should I speak in ideals - of landwithout humans, livestock, fences,and roads? Or, more realistically, ofapproved recovery zones, radio-collars and tracking devices? Ifinally opted to tell the young boythat wild, like many things in life,has different meanings foreveryone. After all, there are manydegrees of wildness. Humans, forexample, might be content to onlyexperience wild in the wide networkof parks, which are designed, for themost part, with human needs inmind. Other forms of life,particularly those that we label aswild, have different needs. I tried toexplain that for every animal, thereis a unique definition of wild. Forsome types of wildlife, back yard,forest patches, and city parks areideal. Others, like the wolf, needsomething else.

Wolves, I explained, need to live inplaces that are apart from humans.They need land - undeveloped land.Land without parking lots, shoppingmalls and highways. They need prey,and they need space in which tohunt and track it. They need treesto mark as their own. They needearth in which to dig their dens.Young wolves need land to whichthey can disperse.

That afternoon, I better realized thesheer immensity of the task facingenvironmental educators. It is saidthat the future of our planet's

wildness lies in the hands of today'schildren. Perhaps theconservationists of today realize thisand often times push a little toohard to make children understandthe wide array of problems facingus. I often catch myself trying tosqueeze all the information I canabout wolves and reintroductionefforts into an hour-long educationprogram in hopes that by teachingchildren everything I can, they willmake the right decisions when theyare faced someday with such issuesas finding a place for wolves in acrowded world.

Perhaps I should try to foregotelling the children at my programssome of the somber realities facingwolves and other wildlife, and focusinstead on helping them to betterdevelop the concepts still forming intheir fragile minds. Concepts likefreedom and wildness, those veryconcepts that might perhaps instill agreater appreciation of wild life.

After all, I only have an hour, andI am trying to make an impressionthat will last a lifetime.

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The Wild In MyNeighborhoodA habitat is the type of environmentwhere a plant or animal lives.People live in many differenthabitats. Some live in big cities or insmall towns. Some live inneighborhoods outside of cities. Wecall these areas the suburbs. Somepeople live in the country with lotsof land around them, but they donot grow plants or raise animals.Other people live on farms. Theymay raise animals called livestockand they may grow plants calledcrops.

Where do you live? Put a check inthe box by the picture of the habitatthat looks most like where you live.

People and animals need shelter.What type of shelter do you live in?Put a check beside the shelter youlive in.

Big CitySmall Town or Village

CountrySuburbs

Mobile Home House in Suburbs

House in Country

Farm

Apartment or Townhouse

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Where is Wild?If you want to go to a place that is wild, where would you go? What would yousee? What would you NOT see? Draw a circle around the words of things youmight see in a wild place. Draw a box around the words of things you wouldNOT see in a wild place. It will be fun to talk about your answers because noteveryone will agree about what you might or might not see in "WILD!"

City

Cow

Phone Lines

Red Wolf

Computer

Shark

Poodle

Beaver

Rabbit

People

Deer

Airport

Tree

House

Duck

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Frog

Who ElseLives in MyNeighborhood?Your neighborhood is your habitat.Write down as many animals as youcan think of that live in your habitat.You may work alone or in a group!

Now look at “My Neck of theWoods.” Can you add some moreanimals that live in your habitat?

Pick one of the animals that lives inyour habitat. Write in this box.

Can you think of some reasons whythe habitat you live in can also be thehabitat of your animal? HINT! Whatfood does this animal need? Whattype of shelter does it need?

Now think of an animal that couldnot live in your habitat. Write itsname in the box.

Think of some reasons this animalcould not live in your habitat.

Can the red wolf share yourhabitat? Yes or No? Why or WhyNot?

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Can I share yourhabitat?

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My Neck of the WoodsSome Neighbors in our Southeastern Habitat

Black bear - Red wolf - Raccoon - Skunk

Nutria - Mink - Groundhog - Rabbit

Fox - Coyote - Rabbit - Squirrel - Rat

Mouse - Muskrat - Coyote - White-tail deer

Beaver - Weasel - Otter - Feral pig - Panther

Chipmunk - Squirrel - Snapping turtle - Box turtle

Frog - Toad - Lizard - Black snake - Copperhead

Mosquito - Wasp - Hornet - Bee - Spider - Worm

Ant - Grasshopper - Oyster - Clam - Shrimp - Bass - Trout

Catfish - Wild turkey - Sea gull - Duck - Canada goose - Pheasant

Bat - Heron - Owl - Buzzard - Crow - Songbirds - Grouse - Hawk

Diamante PoemsChoose words that mean the opposite of one another or that can becontrasted. Write the poem in a "diamond" shape using the model below.

Red Wolf

Gray Wolf

Noun2 adjectives Red wolf3 verbs ending in "ing"3 verbs ending in "ing"2 adjectives Gray wolfNoun

Where is Wild toYOU?Wilderness means different thingsto different people. What doeswilderness mean to you? Is it awooded mountain? A watery marsh?The woodlands at the edge of afarm? A city park? Could wildernessbe all of these?

Share what "wild" means to you.Here are some suggestions!■ Write an extended definition of

the word "wilderness" or theword "wild." Your teacher willexplain what an extendeddefinition is.

■ Write a first-person narrativeabout an experience you had in a"wilderness" setting. A campingtrip? A family hike? A quietmoment by a stream in thewoods? A time when you watchedthe birds (and the squirrels!) atyour bird feeder?

■ Write a paragraph about whatwilderness means to you.

■ Write a poem. You may write arhyming poem or a free-formpoem. Your teacher will help youbrainstorm for ideas.

■ Draw a picture. Choose a habitatyou would find in the Southeast -a forest or a marsh, for instance.Select some animals from "MyNeck of the Woods" for yourhabitat. If you draw your habitaton poster board, you could cutout pictures of animals and glueor paste them in the habitat. Askyour classmates to identify theanimals in your picture.

■ Use your computer skills tocreate a slide show or to createan original drawing of "Wild."

Some fun with words! Try these with a partner or by yourself!

Acrostic PoemsBegin each line with a letter in the word. Try these! Use a separate sheet ofpaper

Can you thinkof some otherwords?

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WILDERNESS

CANISRUFUS

PREDATOR

REDWOLF

More Ideas? Predator/Prey Wild/Domestic Wilderness/Civilization Parent/Pup Living/Extinct

The Tracks ofMy MindWhat is Fact? What is Fiction ?Perceptions are generally formedby some combination of fact, fiction,reason, emotion, and culturalbackground. In this activity and inthe one following it ("Things I KnowAbout Red Wolves"), students canexamine their perceptions,thoughts, and feelings about wolves.

This is a good beginning activity fora study of wolves. It can be modifiedfor students of any age fromkindergarten through high school.It encourages students to assesswhat they know and to examine thebasis of this knowledge beforelearning about the "real" wolf.

Procedures, Tips, and Helpful Hints:■ Hand out "The Tracks of My

Mind" concept maps.

■ Ask the students to draw apicture of a wolf in the center.Let them be creative. They candraw only the head, the "wholewolf," a cartoon, whatever theyvisualize. Allow as much time asneed depending on the age ofthe students.

■ Say the word, "Wolf." Tellstudents they have 3 to 5minutes to write in the boxesany words or phrases that cometo mind. Have them think aboutphysical characteristics,behavior, habitat, stories theyhave read or heard. Anything isacceptable here.

■ For upper elementary andabove: At the end of the allottedtime, ask students to examinetheir maps. Have them identifythose words/phrases which theybelieve to be FACTS byunderlining them in red.Identify those words/phraseswhich they believe to beFICTION in blue. If they areuncertain, have them leave theword or phrase unmarked.

■ Older students can be asked towrite a paragraph telling whatthey think and/or believe aboutwolves. This paragraph can bewritten on the back of "TheTracks of My Mind" conceptmap or on a separate sheet ofpaper or in a journal. Have thestudents save these paragraphsso they "re-visit" and "revise"them when they have learnedmore about wolves. With somegroups, it might be fun to have ageneral discussion about thebasis of personal beliefs. Onwhat do we base these beliefsand perceptions? Personalexperience? What others havetaught us? The experiences ofothers? Research? The opinionsof "experts?" Culturaltraditions? Stories? How mightinformation and the acquisitionof knowledge change someone'spersonal beliefs? Can you thinkof some once firmly-held beliefsthat have been proven wrong byinformation? (Example: Theearth is flat.)

Extension Activities:1. Have students study their

drawing in the center of theconcept maps. Beneath thepicture, ask them to write somephrases or sentences telling whatthe picture indicates about theirattitudes toward wolves. Is thedrawing a cartoon in which thewolf seems harmless and benign?Is the wolf the demon of sometraditional children's stories?Does the wolf appear as a noblesymbol of the wilderness? Is thedrawing an effort to depict thewolf accurately and objectively?

2. Have the students meet ingroups of 3 or 4 in an activity toreinforce the difference between"fact" and "fiction." Each studentwill share his/her concept mapwith the group members. Arecorder will fill in theinformation on the attachedworksheet.

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3. Have each group select arecorder. Have students in thegroup give the recorder ONE ofthe words or phrases on theirconcept maps. The teacher canmake a transparency and recordthe lists from each group. Thewords and phrases can then bediscussed by the class.

The Tracks of My Mind

Wolf By

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The Tracks of my Mind"Pack" Worksheet on Fact and FictionName of Recorder

Names of "Pack" Members

Directions: Each of you has a concept map on which you have writtenwords and phrases that come to mind when you think, "Wolf." You have alsodrawn a picture or some sort of representation of a wolf in the middle ofyour concept map.

■ Share and discuss your maps with each other. How are they alike? Howare they different? Which words and phrases do you think are "fact?"Which are "fiction?" How do you decide?

■ List your combined words and phrases below. The recorder will beresponsible for the "official" copy of the "pack's" list. Each person,however, will record his or her own individual list.

■ If your list is to be discussed with the class, the recorder may be givenan overhead transparency on which to write the "pack's" list.

Fact Fiction

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Do You Know ?RED wolves are smart! REDwolves are sociable! RED wolvescan smile! RED wolves worktogether! RED wolves talk to eachother! RED wolves work hard andplay hard! RED wolves rely onteamwork! RED wolves live infamilies! RED wolves sing andplay! RED wolves care for theirpups and teach them survivallessons!

Red wolvesand humanshave much incommon!

Wolves of North AmericaGray wolves - Canis lupusRed wolves - Canis rufus

Things I knowabout redwolves!Chances are, you already know alot about red wolves. Write downsome of the things you know. Ifyou're not sure if something is"fact" or "fiction," write it downanyway! Then write down threethings you want to learn about redwolves.

Share your red wolf know-howwith a small group. Share thethings you want to learn.

Who's who?Red wolf? Gray wolf? Coyote?Dog? Fox? How do you know whois who? They all belong to the dogfamily called the Canidae. Howare the members of the dog familydifferent from one another? See ifyou are a good science detective.Write down the differences yousee from the pictures on the nextpage.

What I know about red wolves!

What I want to learnabout red wolves!

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I am the

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I am the

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Wolf Pack Portrait

Mother Father

Draw Mother and Father Wolf Draw the Pups

Older Brothers and Sisters

PupsA wolf pack is a family. Wolves take good care of their pups. Mother wolf keeps them warm and feeds them. Thebig wolves bring the pups food and play with them. The pups learn how to hunt. They howl with the big wolves.They learn to respect the leaders of the pack. Wolf pups have to learn many lessons.

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Breeding Pair

Other Members of My “Pack”

Rule Makers:

Rule Followers:

Discuss with your classmates thereasons why younger members of afamily follow the rules and guidelinesof the older members.

Adult Care Givers

Draw a picture ofthe adult or adultswho take care ofyou or attachphotograph. If youhave brothers andsisters you couldbring inphotographs ofthem as well! Itmight be fun tocreate a poster ofyour family toshare with yourclassmates.

How many “pups” are in your“pack?”

__________

What are their names?

Name some other members of your“pack.” Grandparents? Aunts ,uncles, and cousins? others? Who isolder than you? Who is younger?Who makes the “rules” in your“pack?” Who follows those rules?

In a wolf pack, the members allcontribute to the well-being ofthe “family.” The same is true inthe human family. Use the boxbelow to name some things themembers of your family do forone another. Perhaps you coulddraw some pictures, too!

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“Pups”Children

Wolfing Down DinnerWolves eat meat. Animals that eat meat are called carnivores.Wolves musthunt for their food. Animals that hunt are called predators. Red wolves huntprey such as deer, wild pigs, rabbits, nutria, mice and other small mammals.Sometimes they eat insects such as grasshoppers. Hunting for food is hardwork. Usually the prey gets away! Red wolves eat just about whatever theycan catch. Sometimes they may hunt together in packs. Usually they huntalone or in pairs. The father wolf brings food for the mother wolf when thepups are too young for her to leave them. As the pups are being weaned, theadult wolves carry food to the den in their stomachs and bring it back up forthe pups to eat. This is called regurgitation. Carrying food to the den in theirown “grocery baskets” keeps it clean for the pups. It is also easier for theadults to carry food back to the den in their stomachs than to carry it in theirmouths! When the pups no longer need their mother’s milk, the parents movethe family to a rendezvous site, a place where there is shelter and water. Herethe pups learn to catch small prey as they gain weight and strength.

■ Which foods does a red wolf eat? Circle the foods!

■ Which food do YOU eat? Put an X beside the foods!

■ Which foods do red wolves AND humans eat? Talk about the foods!

Think about It! Write about it!What does “wolfing your food” mean?

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Picking TeethDeer eat tender leaves and shoots. Sometimes they eat grass. Compared to wolves,deer have an easy time getting food. Usually, it's a matter of browsing on vegetationthat grows in their habitat. What do you think the INCISORS are for? What aboutthe MOLARS ? Animals with hooves are called UNGULATES. What otherungulates can you name? Make a list!

molars orcheek teeth

Adult humans have 32 teeth and eat both meat and plants. How are human teethadapted to the foods humans eat? What are the INCISORS for? How about theMOLARS? Humans have modified canine teeth beside the molars. What is thepurpose of these CANINE teeth?

The bones of the WOLF'S jaw are heavy. The muscles of the jaw are strong, too.The jaws have great crushing power. Wolves have 42 teeth. The 6 INCISORS ineach jaw are for gnawing and nibbling. The CANINES, 2 in each jaw, are 3/4 to oneinch long from the gumline in red wolves! Wolves use the canines to grip and holdprey. The canines are the wolves knives and forks! The CARNAISSIAL teeth arespecial molars that act like scissors for shearing and cutting.

incisors

incisorscanines

molars

canineteeth

incisors carnaissialteeth

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DeerHerbivore

HumanOmnivore

WolfCarnivore

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Taking Care ofthe KidsThe pups born at the same time arecalled a litter. Can you draw somewolf pups in this den? How manypups are there in this litter?

Think about it!Why is the den higher than thetunnel or passageway?

Wolves are good parents. They takecare of their babies by feeding themand keeping them warm and dry.Most mother wolves have four tofive pups. The pups are born in aden in the spring. Sometimes themother wolf digs a den. Sometimesthe den is a hollow under a fallentree. Wolf pups are tiny when theyare born. They weigh about apound. Their eyes are closed, andthey cannot walk. Their ears aresmall and flat against their heads.Mother wolf keeps the pups warmand feeds them milk from her body.Father wolf brings the mother wolffood.

When the pups are two weeks old,they open their eyes and start towalk. When they are three weeksold, they begin to play around theopening of the den. The adultwolves bring the pups meat whichthey carry in their stomachs. Thepups lick the mouths of the bigwolves. This makes the adults bringthe food up so the pups can eat it.Wolf pups begin to practice howling.Howling takes practice!

Some Things To Talk About■ Wolf pups cannot see or hear when they are born. Can human babies see

and hear when they are born? ________ How much did you weigh whenyou were born? _________ pounds

■ How old were you when. . .?

1. You began to eat solid food? __________What was your first solidfood?__________

2. You started to crawl?

3. You started to walk?

4. You started to talk?

■ Why do wolf parents carry food in their stomachs to the pups instead ofcarrying it in their mouths?

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Amazing Ambulation AdaptationsVocabularyDigits -fingers and toes

Plantigrade -walking on the soles of the feet. Humans and bears, for example, walk on thesoles of the feet.

Digitigrade -walking on the toes. Members of the dog and cat families walk on their toes.Animals like horses with hard hooves walk on "hardened" toes.

Plantigrade

Think About It ~ Talk About It (Answers on next page!)What are the advantages of walking on the soles of the feet with heels and toesin contact with the ground?

Digitigrade

Think About It ~ Talk About It (Answers on next page!)What are the advantages of walking on the toes with the heels elevated off theground?

Do Some Observations!Bring in some pictures of large dogs. Find some pictures of RED WOLVES.Which of the two canids has longer legs in comparison to its body size? Whichhas a narrower chest? What advantages do long legs and a narrow chest give acanid?

Did you know? The elbows of wolves turn in. The elbows of most domesticdogs turn out. What advantage do inward-turning elbows give the wolf?

The human hand has an opposable thumb.

What does this make humans able to do? The canid paw has a fifth digit, butnot an opposable thumb.

Toes→ →Heel Toes→ →Heel

Toes

Heel → → Elbow →

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Foot Facts andFeats1. What are the advantages of

walking on the toes with theheels elevated off the ground?Humans walk upright. Bearsoften stand on their hind legs.The more foot surface on theground, the better the weightdistribution - it's that simple.Ever try walking around for along period of time on your toes?What happens to your balance?Try it and see.

2. What are the advantages ofwalking on the toes with theheels elevated off the ground?No doubt about it. The advantageis speed! Having the heelselevated allows wolves and othercanids to lengthen their stridesand run fast. Watch your dogsprint after a squirrel. Do youthink you could outrun your dog?Wolves need to put on bursts ofspeed when chasing prey such asdeer.

3. Look at the pictures of large dogsthat you and your classmateshave collected. Pay particularattention to pictures that showthe dog's chest. Look at somepictures of red wolves. Whichmember of the dog family hasthe longer legs and narrowerchest? Can you figure out thereason for these "amazingadaptations?" Red wolves havelong slender legs and narrowchests. So do gray wolves. Longlegs help the long-distancetraveler to cover the miles whilehunting for food. Wolves oftentravel 20 miles or more each dayin search of a meal. Whencovering long distances, the wolftravels at a trot. This is anenergy-efficient gait with thediagonal legs moving forwardand backward at the same time.

4. Why do wolves have elbowsthat turn inward and narrowchests? A narrow chest helps thelong-distance traveler throughthe air, water, and in deep snow.Although the red wolf no longerlives in areas of the Southeastthat have significant snow inwinter, it once lived in thesouthern Appalachian Mountainswhere snow is often deep. Thinkabout a triangle and a square.Which goes through the air,water, and snow more easily?Look at some head-on pictures ofwolves. The wolf's narrow chestresembles a wedge or a triangle.Most dogs of comparable sizehave wider chests. The in-turning elbows make the wolf'sgait more efficient. It can trotwith little stress on the shouldermuscles. The tracks of a wolf arein a straight line because the feetof the wolf are underneath itscenter of mass.

5. What is the advantage ofhaving opposable thumbs?How does your dog pick up anobject? With its mouth, right?Why? No opposable thumbs!

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Red WolvesAheadDraw a picture of ared wolfon the sign!

The next four pages contains four special pictures of red wolves for you to color. They are original drawings by theartist Eva-Lena Rehnmark.You may use crayons or colored pencils. As you work on your pictures, use what youknow about red wolves and about their eastern North Carolina habitat. What in the background of the picturesmakes you know these red wolves live in "your neck of the woods?" Notice the special physical features of the redwolf. The long ears help to keep the animal cool during the hot humid summers in the South. Long ears andsensitive hearing may aid the red wolf in locating small mammals. Notice the long slender legs that make the redwolf a "far traveler" indeed. The pelage of the red wolf can range from tawny brown or tan to a darker shade ofrusset. Often the ears and the backs of the legs are tinged with red. Many times the underbelly is a creamy tan.The pelage of the red wolf is not as thick as that of most gray wolves. Do you know why?

When you have finished coloring the pictures, perhaps you can make mats and frames for them from heavyconstruction paper or rail board. Here's another idea! Bind the pictures together with yarn and present them as a"book" to someone special. Make a cover for your book. Read the text out loud to someone special so they can learnabout red wolves, too!

These pictures may be reproduced!

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"Go RedWolf!"A gameof redwolvesandtheirprey

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Deer

Teachers!Photocopy these cards! We suggestyou copy them on heavy-weightcopy paper or laminate them beforeyou cut them out. There are 13pictures. You will need to photocopyfour sheets so that you have 52cards with 4 of each kind in a deck.You can play with 40 cards if youwish.

Red wolves, like their relatives thegray wolves, eat whatever they cancatch! Hunting is never easy; theprey usually has the advantage!Red wolves eat a variety of small tomedium sized mammals, white-tailed deer, wild pigs, insects, andeven fruit!

This game is played just like "GoFish." Each player draws 7 cards.Pair the pictures of the red wolvesand the pictures of the prey. Pairsget placed face down on the table.Each player in turn asks anotherplayer for a specific card, trying tomatch one of his or her single cards.When the player gets a match froman opponent, he or she lays the pairface down on the table and takesanother turn. If the opponent doesnot have a match, the opponentsays, "Go Red Wolf." The playerthen draws a card from the pile, andit is then the next player's turn toask for a match. If a player gets amatch when drawing, that pair ofcards may be placed faced down.The winner is the player who goes"out" first!

Have the students Color the backgroundsof the cards and review the spelling ofprey animals. If you want a two-sided playing card, lineup the “Go Red Wolf ” designs with the prey cards andphoto copy front and back. Have the children researchthe prey animals. What do THEY eat? Use these wordson a spelling list!

GoRedWolf!

GoRedWolf!

GoRedWolf!

GoRedWolf!

Idea! Idea!

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RatMouse Groundhog

BeaverWild Pig Nutria

Insects FruitsRed Wolf

MuskratRice RatCotton Rat

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GoRedWolf!

GoRedWolf!

GoRedWolf!

GoRedWolf!

GoRedWolf!

GoRedWolf!

GoRedWolf!

GoRedWolf!

GoRedWolf!

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How many words can you find?

red paw den pack fur

wolf pup deer hunt litter

bmdeer

lphunt

iupack

tpacyz

ttwolf

edenhu

redglr

BE AWHIZ WITH WOLF WORDS!

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How many words can you find?

red paw den pack fur

wolf pup deer hunt litter

bmdeer

lphunt

iupack

tpacyz

ttwolf

edenhu

redglr

BE AWHIZ WITH WOLF WORDS!

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Name Our PackFind out the name of our pack by writing the words on the lines. The name ofour pack will be in the box!

1. Two species live in the USA,One is red, the other gray!

2. Dogs are tame, but not me!The wolf is_ _ _ _, the wolf is free!

3. I'm the top wolf in the pack,Size and strength I do not lack.

4. Here the new pups safely stay,Mom and Dad keep harm away.

5. Kids grow up and leave their home,Wolves_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and freely roam.

6. I'm often born beneath theground, At birth I weighjust one pound!

7. Wolf packs are really meant to beJust like the human_ _ _ _ _ _!

8. All the things we like to eat,Rabbits, deer - they're quite atreat!

9. Forests, fields, swamps - all that,Make up the red wolf's_ _ _ _ _ _

10. For food, most humans simply shop,Wolves instead do this non-stop!

The Name Of Our Pack Is

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Name Our Pack - AnswersFind out the name of our pack by writing the words on the lines. The name of ourpack will be in the box!

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A AL P HD E N

S P EP U PIF A M L YRP E YIBAHTNUH

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1. Two species live in the USA,One is red, the other gray!

2. Dogs are tame, but not me!The wolf is_ _ _ _, the wolf is free!

3. I'm the top wolf in the pack, Sizeand strength I do not lack.

4. Here the new pups safely stay,Mom and Dad keep harm away.

5. Kids grow up and leave theirhome, Wolves_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _andfreely roam.

6. I'm often born beneath theground, At birth I weigh just onepound!

7. Wolf packs are really meant to be,Just like the human_ _ _ _ _ _!

8. All the things we like to eat,Rabbits, deer - they're quite atreat!

9. Forests, fields, swamps - all that,Make up the red wolf's_ _ _ _ _ _ _.

10. For food, most humans simplyshop, Wolves instead do this nonstop!

The Name Of Our Pack Is Wild Spirit

WORD FIND

P P H U N T Y J D E N

U R E D W O L F C C G

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Can you hunt as well as the wolves? See how quickly you can find the words!

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Can you hunt as well as the wolves? See how quickly you can find the words!

HABITAT GRAY WOLF DEN EXTINCT

RED WOLF COYOTE PUP WILD

HOWL PREY HUNT CANID

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Across1. Where wolf pups are born

2. The largest of the Canids

4. An animal that can becontrolled or managed byhumans

5. The wolf's protective covering

6. An animal that is hunted byanother animal

8. Another canid predator,sometimes a scavenger

9. The wolf's foot

11. One of two species of wolves inNorth America

12. What carnivores eat

13. Not tame nor domesticated

14. The larger of two species ofwolves in North America

15. Abbreviation for a law toprotect and restore animalsand plants in danger ofextinction

Down1. One of the prey animals of the

red wolf

3. The name for pups born at thesame time in the spring(6 letters!)

6. A family of wolves

7. One of the main ways wolvescommunicate

9. Wolf babies

10. How wolves get their food

16. Wolves need a lot of thisbecause of their meat diet

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