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Page 1: Where Are They From?.  Each wolf listed below has a corresponding slide.  Common grey wolf  Iberian wolf  Arctic wolf  Alexander Archipelago wolf

Where Are They From?

Page 2: Where Are They From?.  Each wolf listed below has a corresponding slide.  Common grey wolf  Iberian wolf  Arctic wolf  Alexander Archipelago wolf

The Choices Each wolf listed below has a corresponding

slide. Common grey wolf Iberian wolf Arctic wolf Alexander Archipelago wolf Timber wolf Arabian wolf Common red wolf (not actually considered a type

of grey wolf by many taxonomists, but they are technically a subspecies)

(You might want to take note of all of these, because you’re going to need it later.)

Page 3: Where Are They From?.  Each wolf listed below has a corresponding slide.  Common grey wolf  Iberian wolf  Arctic wolf  Alexander Archipelago wolf

Size: 36 to 60in in lengthAdult males are approx. 175 lbs

Eats lemmings, arctic hares, musk oxen, and caribou, but will kill and eat virtually any animal they can catch

Canis lupus arctos

They live in subzero temperatures; the average spring temperature is -22 degrees F.

ARCTIC WOLF

North America, esp. within the Arctic Circle

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Size: about 42in in lengthWeight varies from 30-50 pounds

Will prey on deer, moose, birds, small mammals, and salmon.

Recent studies suggest that this wolf may have evolved from the Great Plains Wolf

ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO WOLF

Canis lupus ligoni

southeast Alaska

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First gray wolf subspecies to be identified in North America

Have a variety of different colors, from black to grey to brown to white.

Size:60 to 66in in lengthCan weigh anywhere from 50 to 100 lbs.

TIMBER WOLF

Canis lupus lycaon

North America, esp. northern U.S.

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These wolves are not recognized as grey wolves by some taxonomists because of their reddish fur.

Their diet varies depending on where they live; northern packs eat different types of deer, more southern packs eat rabbits, and western packs eat the remains off of chicken and pig farms.

Canis lupus signatus

IBERIAN WOLF

Iberian Peninsula

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This wolf was the first identified subspecies of the grey wolf.

Size:40-65 in in length70- 130 lbs

COMMON GREY WOLF

Feed on rodents, fruits, berries, fish, and deer. They may or may not hunt in packs.

Canis lupus lupus

Europe and Asia

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Smallest wolf subspecies, but largest canid where it lives

Only found in packs when food is plentiful

ARABIAN WOLF

Canis lupus arab

Arabia

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Canis lupus rufus

COMMON RED WOLF

North America, esp. continental U.S.

Preys mostly on small to medium sized animals, but will eat deer if they are available

Size:55-65in in lengthWeigh anywhere from 40 to 90 lbs

Declared extinct in the wild in 1980s, but made a comeback; there are currently a couple hundred in the wild