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http://westernwildlife.org/gray-wolf-outreach-project/biology-behavior-4/

http://www.wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/wolves-and-humans/

http://www.greywolfprojectforkids.com/grey-wolf-and-human-relationship.html

http://www.wolf.org/wolf-info/wild-kids/fun-facts/

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The sound of a wolf howl will travel and can be heard up to a mile away.

The mating season occurs by mid-February.

The pups are born 63 days after the mating.

The pups weigh 1 pound at birth.

They are good swimmers.

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TYPE - Mammal

DIET - Carnivore

LIFE SPAN - 6 to 8 years

HABITAT - Plains, forests, tundras

RANGE - Northern US

SCIENTIFIC NAME - Canis Lupus

Wolves are the largest members of the dog family.

Wolf pups are born blind and deaf.

They can run up to 35 mph.

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In the Tertiary period, 50 million years ago, a group evolved known as the Miacidae. Early ancestors of the grey wolf were a group of carnivores named the creodonts. A wolf became a wolf between 4.5 and 9 million years ago during the Miocene, the recent ancestors of wolves split off from the ancestors of foxes.

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Populations are found in the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and in northwestern Montana, and Northern Idaho. Scientists believe there are about 200,000 wolves living throughout the world. About 5,000 live in the lower 48 states of the US, and 7,000 - 11,000 live in Alaska. 50,000 grey wolves live in Canada alone.

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Grey wolves most likely originated in Asia. The grey wold is also known as the timber wolf.

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Dogs and wolves split form a common ancestor around 34,000 years ago. It helps for Ambassador wolves to have a puppy playmate.

When the WCC (Wolf Conservation Center) raises pups without their mothers, they sometimes enlist dogs to be parental figures, to show the wolf pups how to properly interact with the humans.

Four dogs closest to their wolf ancestors are the Shiba Inu, Chow chow, Akita, and the Alaskan Malamute.

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Grey wolves train their pups to fear humans and they are trained to avoid humans. It has been proven that the wolves do not bother the people. Some ranches are training their cattle to group up together like bison. The method decreases the number of wolf attacks. Wolves are also afraid of flags. They can lose their fear of humans by becoming used to them.

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Vocal communication are mostly of howls, whines, growls, and barks. They howl in the evening, and early morning. A session last 35 to 85 seconds. Whines are used at the den site, by the adult female, they are meanings of affection. Growling is aggressiveness and usually comes from a threatening dominate male.

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Wolves communicate between facial expressions, physical behaviors, and scenting behaviors. They bare their teeth, point erect ears forward, ears pulled back and held close to the head. Tail positions are to communicate with emotion. When they are threatened, they hold their tails tucked between their legs.

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They only use their dens when they have young pups that are not yet able to travel. They are located near water, and dug into well-drained soil on a south-facing slope. Under boulders, tree roots, or in cut banks. Most dens are 4 to 18 feet long and 20 inches high, 50 inches wide, and 40 inches deep.

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Wolves stay in forests, tundras, mountains, swamps, and deserts. Their territory sizes range form 200 to 500 sq. miles. Based on density of prey, pack size, presence of packs, and human land use. They spend 35% of their time traveling. They travel up to 20-30 miles per day, but may cover 100 miles in a day.

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Adult wolves eat 5-14 pounds of meat per day on average. After a kill, wolves devour the carcass, sometimes eating as much as 20 pounds.
The wolves diet consists of deer, elk, moose, rabbits, domestic livestock, dead animals, and vegetation. Wolves attack the   shoulders, nose, and tail of their prey.