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Gray Wolves
By: Faith Marple

A Gray Wolf, also recognized as the western wolf or timber wolf, diet mostly consists of large hoofed animals, (elk, moose, deer, caribou.) also small prey, (beaver, rabbit, squirrels.)

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There are about 7,000 - 11,200 Gray Wolves in Alaska, 3,700 in the Great Lakes region and 1,675 in the Northern Rockies.

Breeding season occurs one time a year late January-March. New born pups are blind and defenseless. (They gain eyesight at about 20 - 24 days.) The pack takes care of the pups until they fully mature at 10 months of age when they can hunt for them selves.

Photo by Serge Melki

Wolves live, hunt and travel in packs of 7-8 on average. The packs include the female and male alpha, and their older offspring.
The alphas are the pack leaders and the

Height: 26-32 inches at the shoulder
Length: 4.5-6.5 ft from nose to tail tip
Weight: 55-130 lbs; Males are typically heavier and taller than females.
Lifespan: 7-8 yrs in the wild. 12

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A lone wolf may howl to attract the attention of their pack, while communal howls might send territorial messages from one pack to another a wolves howl can be heard ten miles away.