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A 25 page research paper on wolves, their social biology, etc; The writer discusses various types of wolves, how they travel in packs, survive as predators, and so froth. Canis Lupis (Common wolf), gray wolves, and red wolves are among the many types discussed. The writer is also concerned with the evolutionary biology of wolves and other relevant issues. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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and sisters. The pack works together to hunt for food and to take care of the pups. An average adult female wolf weighs 60 to 80 pounds.
Males usually weigh 80 to 90 pounds. Pups weigh about 1 pound when they are born (in the spring), but grow quickly. They reach adult size by 9
months of age and will run with the pack their first winter Wolves are predators. That means they kill and eat other animals for food.
Depending on where they live, wolves live mainly on the meat from such animals as deer, moose, elk or buffalo. They also eat beaver, rabbit and even mice.
They do not eat humans. In fact, wolves are very shy around people and try very hard to avoid them in the wild. Because they usually hunt for
large animals, the wolves work together to catch their prey. They usually catch animals that are sick, injured, very old or very young, because they are easier to catch.
Wolves will certainly eat a healthy, strong animal if they can catch it. Wolves need an average of 3 to 1 0 pounds of meat each day.
Hunting is not always successful, so their bodies are designed to feast (eat a lot) or famine (eat nothing). Wolves can eat as much as 20 pounds of
meat at a time and then may not eat again for many days. One of the most important and interesting ways wolves communicate is through "body
language." A wolf pack is very organized, and the Wolves in the pack live by certain "rules." The biggest rule is that there are leaders and there are followers.
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