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The WolfThe wolf is a type of dog they live all around the world in places like Africa, Europe, Canada & more.

Wolves come in many colours brown, white, black, tan, red & grey.

There are 4 main species of wolf the Red wolf, Ethiopian wolf, Maned wolf and the Grey wolf who has lots of subspecies.

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Ethiopian wolfRed wolfThe Red Wolf lives in warm places obviously it gets its name from its colour reddy brown. The Red Wolf is quiet rare, in 1970 the population had dwindled to less than 100 animals they became extinct in the wild by 1980. They have since been reintroduced back to the wild, through captive breeding programs.

The Ethiopian wolf lives in Ethiopia Africa this dog gets its name from where it lives.Ethiopian Wolves are reddish with a white underside and a tip on their tail.

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Maned Wolf Grey Wolf

The Maned wolf lives in Bolivia and Uruguay. It is red and gets it name because it has a black mane down it’s back, they are very rear as well.

The grey wolf is the biggest of the wolves today it lives all over the world mostly in the snow.There are about 37 sub species of grey wolf. Wolf subspecies are divided into two categories:Northern wolves: which inhabit North America, Europe and northern AsiaSouthern wolves: native to North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and South Asia.Grey wolves are different shades of grey.

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Living togetherWolves live in groups called packs. A pack is usually 6-7 wolves. In the pack they all help each other to survive. They all hunt together; two wolves push the prey while the rest try to surround it.

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Raising PupsIn the pack only the dominant male & female breed. They breed in late winter so the pups are born in spring. In the litter there are usually 4-6 pups. The pups are born with black fur and blue eyes. Pups are born in a den like hollow log or a cave.Pups leave the den when they are 1 month old. The other wolves surround and howl to meet them when they come out, they all wag their tails and lick each other.Pups play a lot. Play fights make pups fit and strong and they find their own ranks like that. They nip the bigger wolves ears and tails, they also like to pounce on sticks & stones

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Communication

Wolves don’t howl and the moon stupid! They do it to communicate. Wolves also whimper and yelp they use their tails and facial expressions too.

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HistoryDog like mammals have existed for about 37 million years. The Dire wolf lived over 10,000 years ago it was bigger that the grey wolf and it had teeth that could break Mammoth bones.

Eucyon lived about 8 million years ago. It lived on the plains of North America it was the ancestor of the wolves, coyotes & jackals.

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Hunting and Diet

Wolves hunt lots of animals and sometimes people their main prey are hooved animals like deer, if they must they will hunt rodents.One or two wolves push the prey while the others surround it, the wolves bite the preys neck so it loses blood & air then it dies.

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Fear of the Wolf

You’ve heard the stories, Little Red Riding Hood, The three little pigs, the boy who cried wolf. Well they’re wrong, wolves don’t eat people and they can’t blow down houses. And werewolves? You’ve got to be kidding, they’re not real.

Historically people have posed the biggest threat to Wolves and not the other way round. Wolves have been hunted, trapped, poisoned & shot to near extinction. They used to be the most widely distributed mammal in the world. Now there numbers are greatly reduced and many are still under threat of extinction. Today the wolf is a protected animal.


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