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GRAY WOLF FACTS
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Description
Gray Wolves range in color from pure white in Arctic populations, to mixed colors of gray, brown, cinnamon, and black. Usual color in North America is white with shades of black, gray, and brown on the upper parts of the animal. The back is darker and muzzle, ears, and legs have reddish brown color. The underside is white and the tail ha a black tip. There is also a darker phase with brown to black upper side and paler underside.
Other Names
Timber Wolf, Prairie Wolf, Mexican Wolf, Arctic Wolf
Size
Length: males 1.0m - 1.3m; females; 0.9m - 1.2m
Environment
arctic tundra, forest, prairie, arid areas
Food
hunt in packs for large prey such as moose, elk, bison and reindeer
Breeding
Litter size is normally 6 or 7 but can be as many as 14. Pups are born in a den after gestation period of about 60 days. Pups remain in the den until they are 8 to 10 weeks old. The young o hunt with the pack at about 10 months.
Range
United States, Alaska, Canada, Mexico
Classification
| Class: | Mammalia | | Order: | Carnivora | | Family: | Canidae | | Genus: | Canis | | Species: | lupus | | Common Name: | Gray Wolf |
Relatives in same Genus
Coyote (C. latrans)
Red Wolf (C. rufus)
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