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Gray Wolf

Gray Wolf. BY:KUBI. Scientific Name: Canis Lupus. Member of the dog family, including; Dogs, foxes, jackals and coyotes Three Species of wolves – Two others are; Red Wolf of the southeastern US Maned Wolf of South America. Facts. The Gray wolf lives about 6 to 8 years

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Gray Wolf

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  1. Gray Wolf BY:KUBI

  2. Scientific Name: Canis Lupus • Member of the dog family, including; • Dogs, foxes, jackals and coyotes • Three Species of wolves – Two others are; • Red Wolf of the southeastern US • Maned Wolf of South America

  3. Facts • The Gray wolf lives about 6 to 8 years • A newborn wolf pup weighs about one pound • The adult wolf usually eats about 20 pounds of food at one meal, that’s the same as 80 hamburgers • Gray wolves hunt large hooved animals such as deer, moose, bison caribou, elk and mountain goats • Wolves are social pack animals

  4. Communication • Wolves communicate in several ways • Howls • Whimpers and whines • Growls and barks • Body scents such as urine • Body language

  5. Interpretation • Howls can be used to locate each other or warn others to stay out of their territory • Whimper, whine, growl, bark, yelp and snarl give a tone to their communication • Body scents will alert other wolves they are intruding in another wolf’s territory • Body language for play, submission or dominance

  6. Pack animals • The Gray wolf is a pack animal, usually made up of an adult male and female pair and their pups • At times, unrelated wolves may join the pack • “Teen Wolves” usually stay in their parents pack for 2 to 3 years • The pack relies on each other for survival

  7. Learned behavior • Play time offers a wolf pup a chance to learn communication, social and hunting skills. • Leaping, pouncing, chasing and wrestling are examples of hunting related behaviors • Play interactions will benefit their social development

  8. In the news • The Gray wolf was nearly hunted to extinction but has made a remarkable recovery following recent re-introduction programs • Last week in eastern Washington state, following complaints by ranchers who graze their cattle on public lands, the state has decided to kill an entire pack of wolves as they have found an easy meal of cattle

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