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Black emerges primarily in forested regions, and white is most common in arctic regions as white wolves thrive best where they can be hidden by the snow. However, a mixed set of browns is the most common color of wolf fur. Difficulty: Hard.

 

black, white, orange

Wolf packs are led by an alpha male and his mate, the alpha female. Wolves will usually mate for life. Difficulty: Hard.

 

The alpha wolf, The beta wolf, The underdog

The maned wolf is native to South America, but mainly in Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru. According to http://www.cosmosmith.com/maned_wolves.html, "Ancestors of the maned wolf are thought to have spread from North to South America about two million years ago. Broken away from other wolf species in North America, the maned wolf evolved into what it is today." Difficulty: Hard.

 

Africa, North America, Australia

A wolf may greet a pack member by licking and nipping at its muzzle. This is typically done to higher ranking wolves. Difficulty: Easy.

 

By howling., By barking., They don't greet one another.

The gray wolf is a powerful and intelligent predator, known for its loyalty to family and its ability to survive in some of the world's harshest environments. It lives in social groups called packs, where every member, from pups to elders, has an important role.

Gray wolves often travel long distances to track prey, using a mix of endurance, teamwork, and keen senses. Their presence in an ecosystem helps control herbivore populations and keeps landscapes healthier. Although legends portray them as fearsome, wolves usually avoid people and focus on maintaining the natural balance of the wild. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Red Wolf, White Wolf, Ethiopian Wolf

This is part of the reason that it can be dangerous to own a wolf-dog hybrid. A bite from one of these animals could be extremely dangerous. They can seem like wonderful and loyal pets but they will remain innately wild and can therefore be highly unpredictable. Difficulty: Hard.

 

1000lbs, 2000lbs, 1300lbs

Like many wide-ranging animals, wolves are largest in Arctic regions, as are their prey. The bison that wolves hunt in Canada and the United States are largest in northern Canada as well. The prey the Siberian wolves hunt is also large and so are they. Difficulty: Hard.

 

middle latitudes, subtropical latitudes, wherever they are closest to human cities

While the omega wolf may take on the job of watching cubs or may patrol with the rest of the pack, they primarily serve as a stress outlet for the rest of the pack. They often do this by initiating play. If you have a playful dog at home that always wants to play, it is because centuries of domestication have led many dogs to automatically see themselves as omega members of their families. Difficulty: Hard.

 

to take the greatest risks during hunts, to watch cubs, to patrol the pack's territory

The maned wolf resembles a stilt-legged fox. It is around 3 feet high, and weighs around 50 pounds, with most of that height coming from the legs. It's also a beautiful red color, with black and white highlights, much like the red fox. Difficulty: Hard.

 

The long-legged wolf, The fox-wolf, The stilt-legged red wolf

Gray wolves can also consume as much as 20 pounds of food at once. Difficulty: Hard.

 

1 day, A few days, 1 week

A healthy German Shepherd usually eats around 1.5 to 2.5 pounds (0.68-1.13 kg) of food daily, depending on size and activity. A healthy grown wolf, however, requires much more, especially when preparing to breed or raise pups. Although a wolf can survive on roughly 2.5 pounds (1.13 kg) during hardship, it needs closer to 5 pounds (2.27 kg) a day to stay in breeding condition. After a successful hunt, wolves often gorge, sometimes consuming 10 to 20 pounds (4.54-9.07 kg) in one meal to build energy reserves. Difficulty: Hard.

 

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The omega wolf of any pack is generally harassed, chased, and starved when the pack falls on hard times, but despite the ferocious reputation of wolves, there is little violence within a pack, even to the omega. Difficulty: Hard.

 

getting the least amount of food, being intimidated by other pack members, not being allowed to mate

Howling is the most iconic symbol of the grey wolf and of wilderness in general, capable of sending a shiver down anyone's spine. Did you know that when several wolves are howling together, they all howl at different pitches? If you replicate the pitch of a wolf's howl, it will quickly switch so that no two pitches are ever alike. It is thought that this is to enable rival packs to hear exactly how many wolves there are howling. Difficulty: Easy.

 

To make sure rival packs know they're there., To call together separated members of the same pack., Because they enjoy it.

The maned wolf is a nocturnal omnivore, which means that it's asleep during the day and hunts during the night. Difficulty: Hard.

They have 4 fangs that measure up to 2 inches. Their front teeth are used to cut their prey's skin and the back are used to cut bone. Difficulty: Hard.

 

51, 46, 34

Wolf pups are always born in the spring, and there are typically 4-6 pups born in a litter, but sometimes as many as 10. Difficulty: Hard.

 

In the winter., In the autumn., Anytime of the year.

Wolves are made for long journeys. They usually trot along at about 5 miles an hour (8 km/h), keeping up that pace for hours as they follow scents and tracks. On most days, they'll cover 10 to 30 miles (16 to 48 km) looking for food.

If prey is scarce or the pack is moving to a new area, they can travel as far as 40 miles (64 km) in a single day. This constant roaming is why wolves need big territories and why they know every stream, hill, and wind pattern in the places they live. Difficulty: Hard.

 

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Canis lupus familiaris is the Dog throughout the world. The other two are fox species. Canis lupus signatus is known as the Iberian Wolf. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Canis Lupus familiaris., Otocyon megalotis., Vulpes pallida.

They average about six per litter and open their eyes after roughly one week. A week after that they often start to explore the world outside the den a little. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Two pounds, One and a half pounds, Two and a half pounds

Though prey can be scarce in winter, humans rarely encounter wolves in the winter, so most attacks happen when humans are active in the wilderness, particularly in summer. Difficulty: Hard.

 

spring, winter, autumn

Wolves often work by stealth when they hunt, so startling prey by means of howling would be counterproductive. It is not currently believed that wolves grieve. Also, the mating generally stays within the pack. Difficulty: Easy.

 

They are mourning a dead pack member., They are trying to startle possible prey., They are trying to attract more wolves to join the pack.

A full-grown wolf's paw is about the size of a large man's fist. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Light-weight bones to stop them from sinking., None - they avoid heavily snowed areas., They run so fast across the snow that they don't sink.

Interestingly enough, the maned wolf is an omnivore. The fruit "lobeira", which is a tomato-like fruit, consists of half of the wolf's diet. The other half consists of small mammals, reptiles, birds and their eggs, and insects. In one instance, "Captive maned wolves were traditionally fed meat-heavy diets and developed kidney stones."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maned_Wolf Difficulty: Hard.

They permanently leave the den when they are two months old. Difficulty: Hard.

 

6 weeks, 3 months, 2 months

German Shepherds are fast dogs, often reaching top speeds of around 20 to 30 miles per hour (32 to 48 km/h), depending on training and build. Wolves, however, are built for both power and endurance. During a chase, a gray wolf can burst up to 35 to 40 miles per hour (56 to 64 km/h), giving it a clear advantage over most domestic dogs.

Although wolves rarely sustain this speed for long, the combination of their long legs, deep chest, and powerful muscles makes their sprint significantly faster. While German Shepherds excel at agility and quick acceleration, wolves dominate in raw top speed and distance-covering ability. Difficulty: Hard.

 

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The family is represented by 14 genera and 34 species. Canids are widely distributed, occurring on all continents except Antarctica, and it is the only member of the Order Carnivora that is represented in Australia (Canis Familiaris Dingo.) Difficulty: Easy.

 

Procyonidae., Ursidae., Hyaenidae.

The first dire wolf fossils were found on the banks of the Ohio River. These wolves were around twenty percent larger than most living species of grey wolf. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Giant wolf, Dour wolf, Great wolf

Surviving in many breeds of domesticated dog, wolves often are elated by snow and the whole pack is rather playful when it snows. Difficulty: Hard.

 

rain, sunshine, the northern lights

Animals under severe stress stop producing hormones necessary for reproduction. The violence is not severe enough to cause any deaths, but the fact that only one pair of wolves in each pack breeds means that the pack does not get too large, too fast. Difficulty: Hard.

 

They want to create violence so the pack will be small when the new cubs are born., The reason is unknown., They need more food and so they want to increase the pack's aggression.

The newly adult gray wolf spends nearly all summer in a rendezvous site. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Spring, Summer, Winter

The entire group will assist in raising the pups. They help to feed the mother and pups with food from the hunt, protecting the area from large predators such as grizzly bears, and acting as nursemaids when the mother goes hunting. Difficulty: Easy.

 

They're left to fend for themselves., Only the pups' mother., Both the pups' mother and father.

Adult gray wolves actually have 42 teeth, which is roughly the same as in a German Shepherd. Every part of a wolf's mouth is built for survival, long canines for gripping prey, razor-sharp carnassials for slicing meat, and strong molars for crushing bone. These teeth let wolves take down large animals and process tough food sources that pet dogs never encounter.

Domestic dogs, by comparison, have teeth shaped for a more varied diet and far less demanding work. So while the neighbor was joking, the wolf is the real heavyweight in the teeth department. Difficulty: Hard.

 

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This is the equivalent of roughly eighteen adult deer per wolf each year. However, this amount increases to roughly five pounds per day in female wolves who are pregnant or lactating. Difficulty: Hard.

 

One and a half pounds, Four pounds, Five and a half pounds

In reality, wolves are very easily frightened and avoid humans and places where humans tend to be. Only when the pack is on the verge of utter starvation will they become bold enough to attack a human being. Difficulty: Hard.

 

It would attack., It would continue to shadow the person it encountered., It would make a lot of noise to frighten the person, but wouldn't attack.

Ravens and crows often follow wolf packs around in the hope of scavenging a meal from their leftovers, but the arrangement seems to be beneficial to the wolves as well. If the birds find an animal corpse somewhere, they will alert the wolves and lead them to it. The wolves get a meal and so do the birds, who would never have been able to get through the tough hide to eat the flesh if it weren't for the wolves' sharp teeth. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Bluejays and pigeons, Bald eagles and ospreys, Owls

Wolves even have different personalities. Many are very social animals, some are natural leaders, while others are "lone wolves". Dispersers are wolves which leave their pack and go out in search of a mate and new territory. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Loners, Rogues, Anarchists

German Shepherds have excellent noses and are often trained for detection work, but wolves still outperform them in long-distance scent tracking. A wolf's sense of smell is incredibly powerful, allowing it to detect prey from over a mile away, often around 1.5 miles (roughly 2.4 km) under good wind and open ground. Wolves rely heavily on scent to locate herds, follow trails, and communicate across vast territories. Their nasal passages, larger olfactory system, and wild adaptation give them a significant advantage. German Shepherds excel in precision at close range, but wolves dominate when it comes to detecting scents across great distances. Difficulty: Hard.

 

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Breeding occurs in January and February, with birth of 3-4 pups in March and April. Difficulty: Hard.

 

1-2, 5-6, 8

Although this obviously depends a great deal on the terrain, weather conditions and other variables, wolf howls have been heard as much as ten miles away from their source before. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Up to seven miles, Up to three miles, Up to fifteen miles

The maned wolf is the only member of the genus "Chrysocyon." Canis simensis is the Ethiopian Wolf, Canis lupus is the Gray Wolf and Vulpes vulpes is the Red Fox. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Canis simensis, Canis lupus, Vulpes vulpes