Fact:
In the United States there has never been a documented case where a healthy
wild wolf attacked a human, in fact it is very rare when a wolf even comes
near a human.
Wolf Pack Facts
Fact: Wolves
are very social animals that depend on each other for food and protection.
Fact: Wolves
travel in packs which can be as small as two wolves, or be as big as twenty
wolves.
Fact: A
normal wolf pack can have a range of territory that spreads up to 60 miles,
maybe even larger in certain locations.
Fact: The
adult wolves in the pack share the responsibility of raising and caring
for the pups.
Wolf Facts
Fact: Wolves
are normally afraid of people, and try to avoid them when ever possible.
Fact: Adult
wolves have the ability to regulate their body temperatures to adapt to
changes in the weather. The puppies can not, so they must stay close to
the warmth of their mothers.
Fact: A
puppy can eat up to two pounds of food a day.
Fact: Wolves
have no natural predators, except for humans. Fact: Wolves
howl to communicate with each other. They know each members howls and use
them to locate each other, and they seem to just really enjoy howling. Fact: In
captivity wolves can live to be about 16 years of age, in the wild
most don't make it to be 8 years old. Although there has been a very
small few that have lived to be 13 years old or even longer. Fact: The
size of a wolf liter is about 5 to 6 puppies. Fact: Wolves
do bark, but very seldom, and when they do it it's really quiet.
They do not bark repeatedly like most dogs.
Fact: Small
animals and birds are the common prey of wolves. They also occasionaly
eat berries.
Fact: From
past experiences wolves are now leary of humans.
Fact: In
extreme cold weather wolves can restrict the flow of blood to the skin
to conserve heat.
Fact:
Out of every 24 hour period wolves spend eight to ten hours on the move. Fact: At
full speed wolves can run at close to 30 mph.
Fact: The
roll of the wolf in the wild is to cull out the sick or injured leaving
only healthy strong animals to reproduce.
