all about wolvers
a long, piercing howl shatters the quiet of a northern forest. The howl grows into a chorus of many voices, and the fores valley soon echoes to the chilling sound. The leader of a wolf pack started this noise and other members joined in. The howling warns other wolf packs to keep away. There may be young cubs to protect or a kill to be guarded. For nearby farmers, the howling may mean that livestock become anxious and need to be calmed.
wolves canidae(2 species)
habitat:forest, mountains, plains, desert.
Diet: berries, small mammals, caribou, deer,moose.
Breeding:litters 4-7 after pregnancy of 61-63 days
size: head-body 100-150cm;weight 12-80kg;males larger than females,
colour:grey to tawny-buff, varying from white in far north through red, brown to black;underside pale.
lifespan:8-16 years, up to 20 in capivity.
species mentioned in text: Domestic dog canis familiaris grey wolf C.Lupus red wolf C.rufus
1 wolves of the world red wolf 
2 arabian gray wolf 
3 mexican grey wolf 
european gray wolf
tibetan gray wolf
grey wolf husky cross
by shireen williams
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