WOLVES OF THE TUNDRA

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WOLVES OF THE TUNDRA
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WOLVES!
THIS IS A MEXICAN WOLF! THEY LIVE IN PRAIRIES AND
FORESTS. THEY EAT RABBITS, SQUIRRELS AND OTHER
SMALL ANIMALS. THEY LOOK LIKE COYOTES AND WOLVES
PUT TOGETHER!
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THIS IS A BLACK WOLF. IT LIVES IN THE TUNDRA. IT
IS EXACTLY LIKE A GRAY WOLF BUT IS BLACK. THIS
KIND OF WOLF HAS MORE OF A YELLOW COLOR OF EYES.
THE GRAY WOLF HAS MOSTLY BROWN AND BLACK EYES.
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A RED WOLF IS LITERALLY A RED WOLF. IT LOOKS
LIKE A MEXICAN WOLF. IT IS SIMILAR TO A MEXICAN
WOLF BUT LIVES IN THE UNITED STATES.
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THIS IS A GRAY WOLF! THIS KIND OF WOLF LIVES IN
THE TUNDRA! HE LIVES IN A PACK WITH OTHER WOLVES
AND HUNTS LARGE PREY SUCH AS, MOOSE, CARIBOU, AND
A LOT OF OTHER ANIMALS! EVEN SMALL ONES! WOLVES
ARE CARNIVORES. THIS MEANS THAT THEY EAT MEAT!
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IN FALL WOLVES STORE UP FOODS IN THEIR WHAT IS
CALLED A BELLY-BASKET!
IT CARRIES FOOD IN WINTER! THE BELLY-BASKET HOLDS
THE EXTRA FOOD FROM FALL AND STORES IT IN WINTER!
WHEN THEY NEED TO FEED THEIR YOUNG, THEY
REGURGITATE IT AND THE YOUNG EATS, ESPECIALLY
WHEN THERE IS NO FOOD TO EAT.
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A WOLF PACK CAN EAT A CARIBOU IN 2-3
MEALS!
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FOOD
WOLVES MOSTLY EAT CARIBOU, SNOW HARE, MOOSE, AND
MOSTLY ANY MEAT THEY CAN GET THEIR PAWS ON.
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WOLVES HUNT MOSTLY DURING THE DAY. THEY HUNT
CARIBOU, SNOW HARES, MUSK OXEN AND ANY MEAT THEY
CAN FIND TO EAT.
WOLVES HUNT IN PACKS. THEY DONT HUNT ALONE
BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT IF THEY HUNT ALONE THEY
COULD GET HURT OR EVEN DIE.
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MOST WOLVES TRAVEL IN PACKS. WHEN IT IS SPRING
FEMALE WOLVES MATE AND HAVE YOUNG. THE BABIES
USUALLY DONT HUNT OR GO OUT OF THE DEN UNTIL A
MONTH AFTER BIRTH.
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DOGS, COYOTES, AND DOGS ARE ANCESTORS OF THE
WOLF.
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AN ADULT WOLF CAN WEIGH AS MUCH AS 40-175
POUNDS. THEY CAN STRETCH AS LONG AS 6 FEET FROM
THE TIP OF ITS NOSE TO THE END OF ITS TAIL.
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THIS IS A DIRE WOLF.
A DIRE WOLF IS A PREHISTORIC WOLF THAT LIVED
MORE THAN A MILLION YEARS AGO.
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THIS IS A SKELETON OF A DIRE WOLF. NOTICE THE
JAW. IT HAS WHAT LOOKS LIKE VAMPIRE TEETH.
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PEOPLE THINK OF WOLVES AS MEAN ANIMALS, BUT
THEY REALLY ARENT. THEY ARE VERY SOLITARY
ANIMALS. THEY CARE FOR THEIR PACK AND THE
WILDERNESS THEY LIVE IN.

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ENEMIES

WOLVES ENEMIES ARE HUMANS, OTHER WOLF PACKS, AND
ANY PREDATOR THAT EATS THEM.
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WOLVES ARE THE KING OF THE TUNDRA. THEY LIVE
WITH THEIR PACK AND IN THEIR OWN TERRITORY.
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WOLVES DEFEND THEIR TERRITORY BY HOWLING TO OTHER
PACKS, WARNING THEM TO STAY AWAY FROM THEIR
TERRITORY OR PACK MEMBERS.
WOLVES ALSO WARN OTHER PACKS TO STAY AWAY FROM
THEIR TERRITORY BY LEAVING SCENT MARKS OF URINE
TO MARK THE BORDERS OF THEIR LAND
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WOLVES LIVE IN THE TUNDRA, EURASIA, NORTH
AMERICA, AND IN ALASKA. THEY ALS0 LIVE IN
FORESTS, THE TUNDRA, AND IN MEXICO.

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THE WOLF IS RELATED TO THE RED FOX, THE COYOTE,
THE JACKEL, THE DOMESTIC DOG, THE GRAY FOX, AND
THE DINGO.
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THE END