Cleia Bernard, 0, Arctic Wolf
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Arctic Wolf
Cleia Bernard de AssisMr.Buchmann
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Statistics
• Scientific name :Canis lupus arctos • Length: 3-5 ft• Shoulder height:25-31 in.• Weight:175 lb, females are lighter• Gestation:63 days• Litter size :4-5 cubs• Lifespan: 8-16 years
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Habitats
• Lives in the arctic• Lives in family packs of about 7010• Inhabit some of the most inhospitable
terrain• Travel up to 800 square miles in search of
prey
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Social Organization
• Arctic wolves live in packs that usually consist of seven to eight members. They have a highly complex social order and each member has a place within the dominance hierarchy. All wolves are aware of the position they hold in the pack through communication with body posture. Packs usually have an Alpha male and Female but all members share the responsibility of caring for the pups.
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Ecological Role
• Predators: Polar Bears, other wolves and humans
• Prey: mainly arctic hares, musk ox, caribou & lemmings.
• When hunting larger prey wolves hunt in packs
• Female relies on mate to bring her and the pups food
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Fun Facts
• Wolves will often go days without food• Wolves can eat up to 10 pounds of meat
at 1 time• Food in the arctic is scarce so they will eat
every part of their prey including: fur and bones
• Younger pack members will “babysit” the cubs while mothers are hunting
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Conservation
• Throughout history wolves have been threatened by humans. The arctic wolf is the one subspecies still found over the whole of it’s original range, due to how uninhabited the arctic is and how rarely the arctic wolf encounters humans.
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Photo Credits ~Harrington, Fred H. "Arctic Wolves." PowerKids Life Science, Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 2011.
29 Apr. 2011 <http://www.pklifescience.com/article/271/arctic-wolves>.
~King, Judith :Wildlife Fact File. Pittsburg, PA.: International Masters Publisherfs,1997
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Work cited
• King,Judith:wildlife fact file. Pittsburg,PA.: International Masters Pulishers,1997
• Harrington, Fred H. "Arctic Wolves." PowerKids Life Science, Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 2011. 2 May. 2011 <http://www.pklifescience.com/article/271/arctic-wolves>.