| COMMON NAME: | Gray Wolf |
| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | Canis lupus |
| TYPE: | Mammals |
| DIET: | Carnivore |
| GROUP NAME: | Pack |
| AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: | 6 to 8 years |
| SIZE: | Head and body: 36 to 63 inches; tail: 13 to 20 inches |
| WEIGHT: | 40 to 175 pounds |
- Its believed that wolves were first tamed in East Asia about 15,000 years ago.
- In Canada, beachcombing wolves swim between islands, eating crabs, clams, and other tidbits.
- Gray wolves are the planets most widespread large land mammals after humans and livestock.
- A wolf pack is two or more wolves that have a defined territory.
- Wolves can go for more than a week without eating.