Arctic Wolf Facts Review

The arctic wolf is in the northern part of the Wolf \ 's area, in the Arctic Circle. Polar wolves inhabit mainly northern Canada and Alaska, parts of Greenland and Iceland and northern Europe.

Polar wolves are incredibly versatile animals and adaptive, able to withstand freezing temperatures throughout the year. Life in the Arctic Circle, the arctic wolf spends five of the 12 months in total darkness.

The arctic wolf hunting lemmings, assorted rodents and arctic hare, but to take larger prey, such as caribou when available. If the arctic wolf wants to hunt musk ox, the package will gather and work together trying to isolate them from the flock, and take it. An adult musk ox is too big for a wolf to try Polar bear alone.

Although the arctic wolf size is usually smaller than the gray wolf, arctic wolves tend bulkier than gray wolves with ever greater male arctic wolves female polar wolves.

Normally, only the alpha male and female wolves Arctic Wolf Arctic race, but if a package is too large, is in the new smaller packages give others a chance to break couples. Because Circle permafrost inflexible \ Arctic's and the difficulty of digging caves, often polar wolves Rock formations, caves or shallow depressions as dens place.

Arctic wolf pups born in litters of two or three in the months of May and June, which means that the arctic wolf cubs are born about a month later than the gray wolf cubs. Polar wolves are usually white with brown iris that, unlike most other subspecies Wolf with yellow eyes yellow. White skin gives camouflage in a snowy environment and dark iris occur in an environment of high brightness additional protection of the eyes.

Arctic Wolf Facts

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Family: Canidae

Genre: Canis

Scientific name: Cano Lupus Arcticus

Type: Mammal

Diet: Carnivore

Size (L): 60cm - 91cm (24 inches - 36 inches)

Weight: 25 kg - 40 kg (55 lbs - 88 lbs)

Maximum speed 75 km / h (46 mph)

Life: 7 - 10 years

Lifestyle: Package

Conservation Status: Endangered

Color: white, gray

Skin Type: Skin

Food: Deer

Habitat: meadows and forests of the tundra

Average litter size: 4

Main prey: deer, elk, moose

Predators: Humans

Special Features: thick, warm skin and the sound of loud scream