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Page 1: Gray Wolf By: Kelly Freyman Canis lupus Kingdom= Animalia Phylum= Chordata Class= Mammilia Order= Carnivora Family= Canidae Genus= Canis Species= Lupus

Gray WolfGray Wolf

By: Kelly Freyman

Page 2: Gray Wolf By: Kelly Freyman Canis lupus Kingdom= Animalia Phylum= Chordata Class= Mammilia Order= Carnivora Family= Canidae Genus= Canis Species= Lupus

Canis lupusCanis lupus

• Kingdom= Animalia

• Phylum= Chordata

• Class= Mammilia

• Order= Carnivora

• Family= Canidae

• Genus= Canis

• Species= Lupus

Page 3: Gray Wolf By: Kelly Freyman Canis 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

Page 4: Gray Wolf By: Kelly Freyman Canis lupus Kingdom= Animalia Phylum= Chordata Class= Mammilia Order= Carnivora Family= Canidae Genus= Canis Species= Lupus

5 feet

2 fe

etAverage Gray Wolf SizeAverage Gray Wolf Size

Page 5: Gray Wolf By: Kelly Freyman Canis lupus Kingdom= Animalia Phylum= Chordata Class= Mammilia Order= Carnivora Family= Canidae Genus= Canis Species= Lupus
Page 6: Gray Wolf By: Kelly Freyman Canis lupus Kingdom= Animalia Phylum= Chordata Class= Mammilia Order= Carnivora Family= Canidae Genus= Canis Species= Lupus

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

Page 7: Gray Wolf By: Kelly Freyman Canis lupus Kingdom= Animalia Phylum= Chordata Class= Mammilia Order= Carnivora Family= Canidae Genus= Canis Species= Lupus

Where wolves are

Page 8: Gray Wolf By: Kelly Freyman Canis lupus Kingdom= Animalia Phylum= Chordata Class= Mammilia Order= Carnivora Family= Canidae Genus= Canis Species= Lupus

Habitat Habitat

Forest

Grassland

Tundra

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Gray Wolves are IncreasingGray Wolves are Increasing

Page 10: Gray Wolf By: Kelly Freyman Canis lupus Kingdom= Animalia Phylum= Chordata Class= Mammilia Order= Carnivora Family= Canidae Genus= Canis Species= Lupus

Wolf LitterWolf Litter

Wolves give birth to 4-6 pups

Page 11: Gray Wolf By: Kelly Freyman Canis lupus Kingdom= Animalia Phylum= Chordata Class= Mammilia Order= Carnivora Family= Canidae Genus= Canis Species= Lupus

PupsPups

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

Page 12: Gray Wolf By: Kelly Freyman Canis lupus Kingdom= Animalia Phylum= Chordata Class= Mammilia Order= Carnivora Family= Canidae Genus= Canis Species= Lupus

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

Page 13: Gray Wolf By: Kelly Freyman Canis lupus Kingdom= Animalia Phylum= Chordata Class= Mammilia Order= Carnivora Family= Canidae Genus= Canis Species= Lupus

Diet Diet

Deer

Moose

Elk

Caribou

Page 14: Gray Wolf By: Kelly Freyman Canis lupus Kingdom= Animalia Phylum= Chordata Class= Mammilia Order= Carnivora Family= Canidae Genus= Canis Species= Lupus

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

Beavers

RodentsBirds

Rabbits

Page 15: Gray Wolf By: Kelly Freyman Canis lupus Kingdom= Animalia Phylum= Chordata Class= Mammilia Order= Carnivora Family= Canidae Genus= Canis Species= Lupus

Predator RelationshipPredator Relationship

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Human RelationshipsHuman Relationships

• Humans are not the biggest fan of wolves

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

Page 17: Gray Wolf By: Kelly Freyman Canis lupus Kingdom= Animalia Phylum= Chordata Class= Mammilia Order= Carnivora Family= Canidae Genus= Canis Species= Lupus

• 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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