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Gray WolfGray Wolf
By: Kelly Freyman
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Canis lupusCanis lupus
• Kingdom= Animalia
• Phylum= Chordata
• Class= Mammilia
• Order= Carnivora
• Family= Canidae
• Genus= Canis
• Species= Lupus
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Animals closely related to the gray Animals closely related to the gray wolfwolf
British Columbia Wolf
Alaskan Tundra Wolf
Manitoba Wolf Red Wolf
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5 feet
2 fe
etAverage Gray Wolf SizeAverage Gray Wolf Size
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Male and Female DifferencesMale and Female Differences
• Weighs 60-100 lb.• 5-6.5 ft. in size
• Weighs 70-145 lb.• 4.5-6 ft. in size
MaleMale FemaleFemale
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Where wolves are
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Habitat Habitat
Forest
Grassland
Tundra
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Gray Wolves are IncreasingGray Wolves are Increasing
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Wolf LitterWolf Litter
Wolves give birth to 4-6 pups
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PupsPups
The whole pack takes care of the youngMature between 2-4 years
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Longevity and Mortality Longevity and Mortality Their life span is 8-13 years unless in captivity then its 15 years
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Diet Diet
Deer
Moose
Elk
Caribou
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there aren’t any, then they eat…there aren’t any, then they eat…
Beavers
RodentsBirds
Rabbits
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Predator RelationshipPredator Relationship
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Human RelationshipsHuman Relationships
• Humans are not the biggest fan of wolves
• At one point in the world they wanted them to be extinct
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• Wolves don’t howl only Wolves don’t howl only when there is a full moon. when there is a full moon. They like to howl when it They like to howl when it is lighter outside, which is is lighter outside, which is normally when there is a normally when there is a full moon.full moon.
• When a wolf wants to When a wolf wants to challenge another wolf, it challenge another wolf, it will growl or lay its ears will growl or lay its ears back on its head. A back on its head. A playful wolf dances and playful wolf dances and bows. Wolves bark as a bows. Wolves bark as a warning. warning.
• Largest animal in the Largest animal in the canine family.canine family.
• There are 2600 gray There are 2600 gray wolves in the United wolves in the United States, 2000 of them live States, 2000 of them live in Minnesota.in Minnesota.
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