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Arctic Wolf By Brittany Bossman

Arctic Wolf By Brittany Bossman. Classifacation. Kingdom-Animilia Phylum-Chordata Order-Cornivora Family-Canidae Genus-Canis Speices-lupus Subspeices-hudsonius. Description. - Length: 3-5 feet from tip of nose to tip of tail - Height: 25-31 inches to shoulder

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Arctic Wolf By Brittany Bossman

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  1. Arctic Wolf By Brittany Bossman

  2. Classifacation Kingdom-Animilia Phylum-Chordata Order-Cornivora Family-Canidae Genus-Canis Speices-lupus Subspeices-hudsonius

  3. Description - Length: 3-5 feet from tip of nose to tip of tail - Height: 25-31 inches to shoulder - Weight:   Male:  90-175 pounds  Female:  slightly less - Shape:  Thick pads on their feet. they have a short muzzle, small ears, short legs, and a bulky body. - they are offwhite in the winter and tan to grey in the sumer months http://www.arkive.org/grey-wolf/canis-lupus/video-10.html

  4. Habitat -Alaska, Canada, Asia, and Europe -Arctic tundra    *temps. rarely reach above -33°c (-22°f)

  5. Diet MEAT:  they eat most of the animal      - arctic hare       - musk oxen       - caribou       - lemmings       - birds http://www.arkive.org/grey-wolf/canis-lupus/video-ar00.html http://www.arkive.org/grey-wolf/canis-lupus/video-ar08b.html http://www.arkive.org/grey-wolf/canis-lupus/video-ar08c.html http://www.arkive.org/grey-wolf/canis-lupus/video-oc00.html PLANTS     - none      i. they are carnivores

  6. Offspring - Litters of 4-7 pups each weighing about a pound each. - The mother has a gestation period of 6 days. - The pups are blind, deaf, and helpless at birth. - All pups are born with blue eyes. - They find a cave or a den to give birth in. http://www.arkive.org/grey-wolf/canis-lupus/video-ar17l

  7. Socail Behavior - normally only the dominant male and female mate, but all of the members of the pack help care for the pups - they return to the same den to mate and to give birth year after year - they tend to have the same matetheir entire life -hunt in packs

  8. Temperment They are very protective of the pups! They can be very territorial! They are stubborn! They are agressive!                       CAUTION:                       EXTREMLY DANGEROUS!

  9. History First discovered in 1827  1907- First arctic wolf was captured

  10. Enemies of the arctic wolf - snowy owl http://www.arkive.org/grey-wolf/canis-lupus/video-ar11.html - eagles - humans - grizzly bears - polar bears - wolverines - and sometimes their prey (the ones with antlers)

  11. Relationships to Humans Wild wolves have always seen humans as a threat. Most humans fear wolves.

  12. Resources http://www.bearcountryusa.com http://www.denverzoo.org/animals/arcticWolf.asp http://www.arkive.com http://www.squido.com/wolves http://www.answers.com/topic/arctic-wolf-1 http://www.cosmosmith.com/arctic_wolves.html

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