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Wolves WOLF NOTES PART I. Canis lupus. Dogs came from… wolves?. Dogs were domesticated 15,000 years ago from wolves Wolves and dogs are genetically similar. Wolf Terminology. Male dog Female bitch Baby pup. Size: 85-115 lbs Record 175 lb taken in AK Color Gray, Black, Brown, White - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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WolvesWOLF NOTES PART I

WolvesWOLF NOTES PART I

Canis lupusCanis lupus

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Dogs came from… wolves? Dogs were

domesticated 15,000 years ago from wolves

Wolves and dogs are genetically similar

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Wolf Terminology Male

dog Female

bitch Baby

pup

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Size: 85-115 lbs Record 175 lb taken in AK

Color Gray, Black, Brown, White Arctic areas- lighter Southeast - darker

Pelt Thick, plush, long guard hairs Used for parka ruffs

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Life Span 10-18 years in wild 15 plus in captivity

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Diet

Large game Southeast - deer Interior - moose and caribou Arctic - caribou

Smaller game Grouse, ptarmigan, ducks Hares, mice, voles

Vegetation Berries

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Species of wolf in North America

1. Red WolfSmallerSoutheastern

U.S.A couple

hundred live in captivity

Brink of extinction

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2. Gray Wolf: Listed as

endangered in 1973 Sparse populations

in lower 48 Reintroduced to

areas

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3. Mexican Wolf Sub-species of gray wolf Mexico southwest, small

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4. Arctic wolf Sub species

of gray wolf Canadian

arctic and Greenland

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6. Eastern wolf Sub species of gray wolf Hybrid between gray wolf and red wolf

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7. Mackenzie Valley Wolf Species that

lives in AKSub species of grey wolf

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Life History Monogamous - mate for life Breed in February

Gestation 60-66 days Usually only alphas mate

Males help in den activities Parents regurgitate food to young Den sites are riverbanks or slopes

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Behavior Howl

Find each other Boundaries

Also use urine and body rubbing Behaviors for dominance or submission

Alpha male and female

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