gray wolf by: kelly freyman canis lupus kingdom= animalia phylum= chordata class= mammilia order=...

Gray WolfGray Wolf

By: Kelly Freyman

Canis lupusCanis lupus

• Kingdom= Animalia

• Phylum= Chordata

• Class= Mammilia

• Order= Carnivora

• Family= Canidae

• Genus= Canis

• Species= Lupus

Animals closely related to the gray Animals closely related to the gray wolfwolf

British Columbia Wolf

Alaskan Tundra Wolf

Manitoba Wolf Red Wolf

5 feet

2 fe

etAverage Gray Wolf SizeAverage Gray Wolf Size

Male and Female DifferencesMale and Female Differences

• Weighs 60-100 lb.• 5-6.5 ft. in size

• Weighs 70-145 lb.• 4.5-6 ft. in size

MaleMale FemaleFemale

Where wolves are

Habitat Habitat

Forest

Grassland

Tundra

Gray Wolves are IncreasingGray Wolves are Increasing

Wolf LitterWolf Litter

Wolves give birth to 4-6 pups

PupsPups

The whole pack takes care of the youngMature between 2-4 years

Longevity and Mortality Longevity and Mortality Their life span is 8-13 years unless in captivity then its 15 years

Diet Diet

Deer

Moose

Elk

Caribou

there aren’t any, then they eat…there aren’t any, then they eat…

Beavers

RodentsBirds

Rabbits

Predator RelationshipPredator Relationship

Human RelationshipsHuman Relationships

• Humans are not the biggest fan of wolves

• At one point in the world they wanted them to be extinct

• Wolves don’t howl only Wolves don’t howl only when there is a full moon. when there is a full moon. They like to howl when it They like to howl when it is lighter outside, which is is lighter outside, which is normally when there is a normally when there is a full moon.full moon.

• When a wolf wants to When a wolf wants to challenge another wolf, it challenge another wolf, it will growl or lay its ears will growl or lay its ears back on its head. A back on its head. A playful wolf dances and playful wolf dances and bows. Wolves bark as a bows. Wolves bark as a warning. warning.

• Largest animal in the Largest animal in the canine family.canine family.

• There are 2600 gray There are 2600 gray wolves in the United wolves in the United States, 2000 of them live States, 2000 of them live in Minnesota.in Minnesota.

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