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Preferred main course: large hooved mammals like elk, deer, or moose
Will eat: smaller mammals, birds, fish, lizards, snakes, and carrion

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Wolves reach sexual maturity at varying times, depending on the availability of prey. Wolves in captivity have been observed breeding as early as 9-10 months, while the youngest mating observed in the wild was about 2 years old. Wolves are monogamous, and after a wolf dies, the pairs are quickly reestablished. Mating season is usually from January - March. Gestation period for a litter of pups is about 62-75 days. One litter contains 4-7 pups.

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Red areas are where wolves are most present

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Wolves hunt in packs, but typically the alpha male and female will hunt for the rest of the pack. They cooperate to get the prey. They will roam long distances to get larger prey that will feed more of the pack. Wolves don't eat everyday, but when they do eat, can eat up to 20 lbs of meat in a single sitting.

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Weight:  40-175 lbs.
Height: 26-36 in. at the shoulder
Total Length: 49-83 in.
Length of Head & Body: 36-63 in.
Length of Tail: 13-20 in.

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Wolves are extremely adaptable and can live in almost any environment as long as they have adequate prey and lots of room to roam around. Their habitats vary from Mexican deserts to African plains to the Rocky Mountains to the Arctic Tundra. The biggest threat to wolf territory is human development. While wolves are considered to be of least concern for extinction on the global scale, they are considered very vulnerable thanks to loss of territory, hunting, and other killings.

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Wolves have long legs with large paws, long and bushy tails, pointed ears, yellow eyes. Fur color ranges from all black to brown to grizzled gray to all white and everything in between. The genders look basically the same except that the females are typically smaller than the males.

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- Teeth and claws for hunting
- Fur for insulation and water resistance
- Incredible hearing and sense of smell
- Large, fleshy paws for traction in the snow
- Night vision

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https://defenders.org/gray-wolf/basic-facts

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/g/gray-wolf/

http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/gray_wolf.htm

http://graywolves.weebly.com/adaptations.html

https://animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/gray-wolf/

https://www.wolfworlds.com/wolf-habitat/

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Wolves live in packs with strict hierarchies. A pack usually consists of the alpha male and female and their offspring from various litters. Sometimes, other unrelated adults will join packs. Usually, only the alpha male and female breed, however on rare occurrences "Casanova wolves" will disrupt this pattern. Wolves will typically leave a pack when they reach sexual maturity and typically try to find a mate and an unclaimed territory in order to start their own pack.