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 Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:47 pm
151. In 1934, Germany became the first nation in modern times to place the wolf under protection. Influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche’s (1844-1900) and Oswald Spengler’s (1880-1936) belief that natural predators possessed more vigor and virility than their prey, the protection was probably more for an “iconic” wolf than the actual wolf, particularly since the last wolves in Germany were killed in the middle of the nineteenth century
152. Also known as the Tasmanian Tiger because of its striped back, the Tasmanian Wolf is assumed to have become extinct in the 20th century. Unconfirmed sightings of this creature are still being reported till this day.
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:31 pm
21.Wolves are the largest members of the canid family.
22. Wild herds of hoofed mammals are healthier when wolves keep the numbers down by preying on the weak, sick, old and unlucky.
23. Wolves died out in Britain in the 1700s.
24. Wolves may use the same dens to raise their cubs year after year.
25. The Ethiopian wolf lives above 10,000 feet elevation. There are an estimated 400-500 Ethiopian wolves left in the wild.
26. A mated wolf pair usually stays committed for life. Only when one of them dies, does the other look for another mate.
27. A wolf is opportunistic and will always attempt to catch the easiest and most vulnerable animal.
28. Wolves actually have a low hunting success rate.
29. All members of a wolf pack take part in caring for the young ones.
30. Wolves have two types of 'fur coat'. The undercoat (closest to the skin) is soft and keeps the wolf warm, while the overcoat is made up of long hair and acts as a weather barrier.
31. Wolves shed their hair in the spring and summer season. However, they shed it out in sheets, unlike most dogs.
32. The highest ranking member in a wolf is ‘Alpha wolf’, the second ranking one is ‘Beta wolf’, while the one with the lowest rank is called ‘Omega wolf’.
33. There are two hierarchies in a wolf pack, a group of wolves, one for females and one for males.
Lol, if I give you a report about wolves, would I get extra tickets?
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:35 pm
34. Many people assume that a "timber wolf" is a separate species, when in fact it is another name for the "gray wolf".
35. The hierarchy structure in wolves bred in captive is very different from that in the wild.
36. Cubs weigh approximately one pound at birth and cannot see or hear.
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:09 am
153. The arctic wolf is one of the few animals to survive conditions where temperature rarely rises above -22° F
154. The arctic wolf preys on lemmings and arctic hare, but its most substantial source of food is musk oxen and caribou.
155. When Winter temperatures plummet, the wolves may follow migrating caribou South.
156. By the time the pack approaches a herd of oxen out in the open, the chance of a surprise attack is long gone; the herd has already formed a defensive circle with the calves in the center.
157. Wolves tend to seperate older and weaker members of the herd to hunt
158. The habitat of Iranian wolves varies from arid desert regions to dense scrub forests. They can be found in the Middle East and Southwest Asia; more specifically, Northern Israel, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Turkey Pakistan, and Iran.
159. Like the Indian wolf, Iranian wolves are smaller than wolves of Northern Europe and North America. Iranian wolves vary from 25 to 40 inches in height, and weigh from 55 to 70 pounds.
160. Because of the drier and harsher climate, Iranian wolves fur is a short light-grey with either little or no undercoat. Just like many other creatures of the desert, Iranian wolves have large ears to disperse body heat
161. Iranian wolves feed on a number of small mammals such as rats, squirrels, mongooses, and ground birds such as partridges, quails, jungle fowl, and lapwings
162. the iranian wolf's life span is from 16 to 20 years in captivity, and 8 to15 years in the wild.
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:16 am
163. The Canis lupus chanco was identified as a subspecies of the gray wolf in 1863 by British zoologist John Edward Gray. It is also know as the Tibetan Wolf.
164. Recent genetic studies suggest the Himalayan wolf to be a distinct species, the Canis himalayensis.
165. The Tibetan wolf can be found in central China, the Manschurai, Mongolia, North Sikkim, Tibet, south-western Russia, the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal and Bhutan.
166. The size of the Tibetan wolves can vary from 58 to 65 inches (from nose to end of tail) and from 27 to 30 inches high, weighing from 65 to 70 pounds.
167. Its preferred prey includes deer, blue sheep, and other large mammals. When food becomes scarce, it will feed on smaller animals like marmots, hares, ground squirrel, and mice.
168. The Tibetan wolf reaches sexual maturity in it's second year.
169. The largest concentration of Ethiopian wolves exist in the Bale Mountains National Park.
170. Though they live in packs which share and defend their territories, they almost always hunt alone. Rodents make up over 90% of their diet, but they occasionally feed on small antelopes, hares, and hyraxes.
171. The Newfoundland wolf subspecies was not formally described until 1937 by zooligists G. M. Allen and Thomas Barbour, after it had already been led to extinction. Its scientific name Canis lupus beothucus was taken from the Beothuck, the native inhabitants of Newfoundland who were officially declared extinct by 1829.
172. The Newfoundland wolf was a medium to large wolf up to 5.5 feet long (nose to end of tail) and up to 100 pounds. It was said to be white, with a black stripe down its spine.
173. Although hunting, trapping, and vigorous predator control methods were used on the Newfoundland wolf, it is believed to have been led to extinction mainly by a sudden food shortage in the early 1900's when the Newfoundland caribou population drastically dropped from as many as 120,000 to as few as 5,000-6,000. The last wild wolf on the island was shot by 1911. However, it wasn't until 1930 that it was officially listed as extinct.
174. The Alexander Archipelago wolf was classified as a separate subspecies of the gray wolf in 1937 by Edward A. Goldman.
175. A large portion of them reside within Alaska's Tongass National Forest. They can be found on the mainland from Dixon Entrance to Yakutat Bay, and on all the major islands in the Alexander Archipelago except Admiralty, Baranof and Chichagof
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:21 am
176. The current population of Alexander Archipelago wolves is thought to be between 750 and 1,100.
177. The Labrador Wolf was identified as gray wolf subspecies Canis lupus labradorius by biologist Edward A. Goldman in 1937. Because of its elusiveness and the vast, rugged land it occupies, it is one of the least studied wolves in the world. Labrador wolves are also rarely photographed in the wild.
178. The Canis lupus tundrarum was identified as a subspecies in 1912 by zoologist Gerrit Smith Miller
179. Also known as the Southwestern wolf or Mogollon Mountain wolf, the Mongollon wolf was classified as gray wolf subspecies Canis lupus mongolonensis by biologist Edward A. Goldman in 1937. It was named after the Mogollon Indians of Arizona and New Mexico. The Mogollon Mountain wolf was driven to extinction by 1935
180. Kenai Peninsula wolves were the largest wolves in North America before humans drove them to extinction. They were identified as subspecies Canis lupus alces in 1941 by senior biologist Edward Goldman using only skeletal findings
181. Wolves were plentiful on the Kenai Peninsula in the late 1890's. However, the gold rush brought prospectors to the area, and by 1915 wolves were almost completely exterminated by means of predator control programs using poison, along with heavy hunting and trapping. It became extinct by 1925.
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:25 am
181. The Vancouver Island wolf disappeared from some surrounding islands like Salt Spring Island in the 1800's. In 1970, they were added to the Canadian Wildlife Federations "Endangered Wildlife in Canada" list. 1973 Vancouver Island's wolf sighting program started with a count of 37 wolves, 1976 Vancouver Island Wolf Populations had seemed to rebound with a count of 88 wolves, and in 1977 they were removed from the provincial Threatened and Endangered Species list.
182. Also known as the buffalo wolf, the Great Plains wolf is the most common subspecies of the gray wolf in the continental United States. It was originally identified as a separate species Canis nubilus by Thomas Say in 1823 and was re-classified as subspecies Canis lupus nubilus in 1841 by Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied
183. It was believed the Great Plains wolf had become extinct by 1926. However, later studies showed wolves found in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Upper Michigan to be descendants of the Canis lupus nubilus. Even then, their number became fewer and fewer until they were federally protected as an endangered species in 1974. Because of being federally protected, their population in Minnesota had become large enough to be reclassified as just threatened in 1978.
184. By 2009, the number of wolves in the Great Lakes region had climbed to an estimated 2,922 in Minnesota, 580 in Michigan, and 626 in Wisconsin. In response, the Fish and Wildlife Service removed these 4,000 wolves from the endangered species list. As a result, the agency was sued by 5 environmental and animal protection groups and forced to return the wolves to the list - at least temporarily.
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:29 am
185. The grey wolf subspecies Canis lupus signatus was idenified by Spanish zoologizt Angelus Cabrera in 1907. Though many taxonomists do not recognize it, genetic work by biologist Robert Wayne of UCLA suggests that it is a true subspecies.
186. Hunting of wolves has since been banned in Portugal and many parts of Spain. Their number has been estimated at about 2,000 in Spain and another 400 in Portugal. Their overall state has upgraded from endangered to vulnerable. However, the wolves of Sierra Morena are classified as critically endangered, and the Extremaduran populations are believed to be extinct.
187. The Southern Rocky Mountain Mountain Wolf was classified as a gray wolf subspecies in 1937 by senior biologist Edward A. Goldman. It was given the Latin name Canis lupus youngi in recognition of Stanley P. Young who worked for the U.S. Government in overseeing extermination of the wolf. Go figure.
188. The Southern Rocky Mountain Wolf officially became extinct in 1935 from excessive hunting, trapping, and poisoning
189. It was not until 1943 that zoologist Rudolph Martin Anderson identified the Bernard's Wolf as the subspecies Canis lupus bernardi. An adult male skin and skull of the wolf at the National Museum of Canada had been collected by Peter Bernard, which is most likely where its name was taken from.
190. The Bernard's Wolf is considered endangered. It is found only in the northwestern regions of Banks Island. The wolves on Victoria Island were killed off between 1918 and 1952
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:33 am
191. The Interior Alaskan Wolf was classified as the Canis lupus pambasileus in 1905 by zoologist Daniel Elliot. It is among the largest wolves in North America, if not the largest. Some believe that it is just an extension of the Alaskan Tundra Wolf.
192. Interior Alaskan Wolves are usually of a darker color, most often black or black mixed with either brown, gray, or white. They are very large wolves, measuring 5 to 7 feet in length from tip of nose to end of tail. They are at present the largest wolves in North America and possible the world.
193. The Hokkaido wolf or the Canis lupus hattai, formerly known as Canis lupus rex, was also known as the Ezo wolf or Ezoookami. It was classified as a subspecies of the gray wolf in 1931 by Japanese arachnologist Kyukichi Kishida. Hokkaido wolves are descendants from mainland Siberian wolves.
194. As compared to the Honshu Wolf, the Hokkaido Wolf more closely related to the standard gray wolf in size, dimensions, and other characteristics. They were usually a light grey or tannish grey in color.
195. A large number of deer starved to death in 1878 because of a heavy snow, having a great negative affect on the Ezo Wolf. In addition, the wolves were deliberately poisoned with strychnine by farmers who viewed the wolf as a threat to their livestock. A bounty was placed on the wolf which officially became extinct in 1889.
Since then, there have been people claiming to see the Ezo Wolf. However, none of these sightings have been verified.
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:37 am
196. The Honshu wolf was identified in 1839 as the gray wolf subspecies Canis lupus hodophilax by Dutch zoologist Coenraad Temminck. It was also known as the Hondo wolf, the yamainu, and the mountain dog.
197. Honshu wolves were abundant in Japan until 1732 when rabies was introduced to the island. It was rabies, deforestation of the wolf's habitat, and and conflict with humans that led to their extinction. The last specimen was officially killed in 1905 in Nara Prefecture on Honshu Island, Japan. Although there have been many sightings claimed since then, none of them have been verified. There are five mounted specimens known of today; three in Japan, one in the Netherlands, and the last officially killed specimen in a British Museum.
198. The Texas gray wolf was classified as subspecies Canis lupus monstrabilis in 1937 by biologist Edward A. Goldman. It became extinct just 5 years later in 1942
199. Though the Manitoba wolf was officially classified as gray wolf subspecies Canis lupus griseoalbus by zoologist Spencer Baird in 1858, many specialists never recognized it as a s eparate wolf subspecies. It is also known as the elusive wolf, the Saskatchewan timber wolf, and the grizzly wolf.
200. The common gray wolf was described by Carl Linnaeus in his Systema Naturae, in 1758.
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 5:05 am
10.The wolf is an ultimate predator at the top of the food chain
11. The wolf is designed for running, catching and killing large animals
12. The wolf is opportunistic and will attempt to catch the easiest and most vulnerable animal
13. The wolf can kill healthy animals but naturally seeks out the sick, the weak, crippled, old and young animals
14. The wolf primarily travels at a 5 mile per hour trot
15. In chases, the wolf can achieve estimated speeds of between 28 and 40 miles per hour for up to 20 minutes
16. Radio tracking wolves has been used in wildlife research since 1963
17. Wolves are vulnerable to skull injury from kicking prey
18. The canine teeth "interlock" so the wolf can grip and hang on to struggling prey
19. The back teeth, or carnassial molars, are designed to crush bones and shear meat
20. The wolf uses facial display in ritual aggression, dominance, submission or fear
21. The wolf has 2 types of hair, "Guards and "Undercoat"
23. The hair of the wolf is shed in the spring and summer and sheds out in sheets unlike most dogs
24. The color of a wolf's pelt can be anywhere from white to black
25. The wolf uses its hair to communicate anger, dominance and aggression
26. The wolf's sense of smell is more than 100 times greater than a human
27. A wolf 'scent rolls' to promote interaction with other pack members
28. Dominance in a wolf pack is not necessarily established by brawn or direct attack
29. A wolf 'scent marks' its home range. This serves as messages, and provides warnings
30. The hierarchy in a wolf pack neutralizes aggression, reduces conflict and promotes social order
31. There are two hierarchies in a wolf pack, one for females and one for males
32. Change of rank in a wolf pack is more frequent in lower rank positions
33. Wolf pups, while low in hierarchy, have many privileges and social freedom
34. The "Alpha" wolf is the highest ranking individual within the dominance hierarchy
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:32 pm
Jodie001 11. The wolf primarily travels at a 5 mile per hour trot 12. In chases, the wolf can achieve estimated speeds of between 28 and 40 miles per hour for up to 20 minutes 13.Radio tracking wolves has been used in wildlife research since 1963 14.Wolves are vulnerable to skull injury from kicking prey 15. The canine teeth "interlock" so the wolf can grip and hang on to struggling prey 16. The back teeth, or carnassial molars, are designed to crush bones and shear meat 17. The wolf uses facial display in ritual aggression, dominance, submission or fear 18.The wolf has 2 types of hair, "Guards and "Undercoat" 19. The hair of the wolf is shed in the spring and summer and sheds out in sheets unlike most dogs I already posted this, sorry mabel099 sad
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:35 pm
Jodie001 20. The wolf uses its hair to communicate anger, dominance and aggression 21. The wolf's sense of smell is more than 100 times greater than a human 22. A wolf 'scent rolls' to promote interaction with other pack members 23.Dominance in a wolf pack is not necessarily established by brawn or direct attack 24. A wolf 'scent marks' its home range. This serves as messages, and provides warnings 25. The hierarchy in a wolf pack neutralizes aggression, reduces conflict and promotes social order 26. There are two hierarchies in a wolf pack, one for females and one for males 27. Change of rank in a wolf pack is more frequent in lower rank positions Again, sorry I already did
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:41 pm
201. Sometimes referred to as the tundra wolf, the Hudson Bay Wolf was classified as the gray wolf subspecies Canis lupus hudsonicus in 1941 by senior biologist Edward A. Goldman.
202. The Canis lupus occidentalis which also goes by the Mackenzie Valley wolf, the Alaskan timber wolf, the Canadian timber wolf, or the rocky mountain wolf, was classified as a gray wolf subspecies in 1829 by Sir John Richardson, M.D. It is one of the largest wolf subspecies in North America.
203. Average Mackenzie Valley males weigh between 100 and 145 pounds with females weighing roughly 10 to 20 percent less. The heaviest on record was caught in Alaska in 1939, weighing 175 pounds. Though the Guinness book of Animal World Records mentions an unconfirmed specimen weighing 230 pounds.
204. Also known as the Brown Wolf, the Canis lupus fuscus was recognized as a gray wolf subspecies by Sir John Richardson, M.D. in 1839.
205. Because of government sponsered bounties and the hostility of settlers toward the Cascade Mountain Wolf, it eventually became extinct by 1940.
206. Canis lupus lycaon, commonly known as the eastern timber wolf, was the first gray wolf subspecies of to be identified in North America in 1775. Fairly recent molecular studies have suggested it as being a distinct species of its own, the Canis lycaon. There has not, however, been any official change in classification.
207. The British Columbian wolf was classified as subspecies Canis lupus columbianus in 1941 by senior biologist Edward Goldman.
208. It was not until 1943 that the Baffin Island wolf was recognized as a distinct subspecies by zoologist Rudolph Martin Anderson. Its scientific name Canis lupus manningi was taken from zoologist Thomas Henry Manning, OC who had spent a year and a half mapping the island.
209. For a long time, it was believed that the Indian Wolf was a gray wolf subspecies and was recognized as the Canis lupus pallipes, the same as the Iranian Wolf. However, recent genetic research suggests that the Indian Wolf has not cross-bred with any other subspecies in over 400,000 years which would make it a separate species of it's own, the Canis indica. The Canis lupus pallipes would then refer to the wolves from the Arabian peninsula, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, but not India.
210. A study released in 2004 estimated between 2000 and 3000 Indian Wolves remaining in the wild.
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:44 pm
211. The red wolf Canis lupus rufus is the only surviving wolf that evolved in North America. It was originally identified in 1851 by naturalists John Audubon and John Bachman as the species Canis rufus, distinct from the gray wolf Canis lupus.
212. the red wolf has been most recently classified in 2005 as the gray wolf subspecies Canis lupus rufus.
213. The Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf was classified as gray wolf subspecies Canis lupus irremotus in 1937 by senior biologist Edward A. Goldman.
214. It ^^ was removed from the federal list of endangered species in 2008
215. Originally identified as subspecies Canis lupus mackenzii in 1943 by Canadian zoologist Rudolph Anderson, the Mackenzie Tundra Wolf was reclassified in 1992 as being a member of the subspecies Canis lupus occidentalis. It also has similarities to Canis lupus tundarum and Canis lupus pambsileus.
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