Gray Wolves

Yes, yes, I know I have posted this on my facebook, but I just don't want to put this into waste. I will also add a little bit more information about wolves so this version is a little bit more detailed. By the way, I do not claim this photo as my own, that means I did not take this picture, it is NOT my property.

Grey Wolf, or Canis Lupus in Latin, is the largest canine you can find in the family, their main food sources are elks, fish, bison, moose... basically anything they can sink their teeth into. When they hunt, they would run for days to tire their preys to extreme exhaustion that the prey just simply gives up. When feeding, the leading pair eat the best part first, which are the liver, heart, kidneys and lungs. Believe it or not, each and every wolf gets to feed and no one goes totally hungry.

They spread from Eastern Europe, Asia and parts of North America.

Their howling is still quite a mystery, it can vary from going on hunts, communications, lonely, sad, regrouping, defensive warning... it's very complex.

Grey wolves mate for life and it's only the alpha males and females that can reproduce; and somewhat like the lion pride, each pack member (except for the mating pair.) are mostly related to one another. Since living in such big group, they have social status, like us humans.

I had a friend who asked if wolves just only hunt at night since they are nocturnal. Well, to tell you guys the truth, wolves aren't necessarily nocturnal, like dogs (that is if dogs went wild.), they hunt and sleep whenever they can. Although wolves, or dogs, can indeed see better at night. But unlike dogs, a female wolf's mating season happens only once a year, while a female dog's mating season happens twice a year.

Their size is actually really big! Just by their paws, you can tell how big they are... want to take a guess how big their paws are?? The answer is their paws are as big as a human hand and their actual nose to tail size can reach up to 6 feet, or 2 meters long.

Unfortunately, their numbers are on the decline due to over being hunted by humans over the centuries and lack of their natural environment.