Stats

Lifespan: 6-13 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Carnivore
Activity: Crepuscular
Social: Pack
Biome: Tundra and forest
Range: North America and Eurasia
Movement: Running
Breeding: Live Birth
Defense: Speed
Status: Common

About

The largest wild member of the dog family, ranging across forests, tundras, and mountains of the northern hemisphere. A pack hunter that communicates over miles by howling, with each wolf's voice distinct enough that pack-mates can recognize one another by ear alone.

Life cycle

1.
newborn pup
A blind newborn pup nurses and sleeps, completely dependent on its mother.
2.
juvenile
A weaned pup wrestles with littermates, learns its place in the pack, and starts eating meat.
3.
adolescent
An adolescent canid reaches near-adult size with long legs and a thinner coat, learning to hunt cooperatively.
4.
adult
Fully grown and hunting alongside the pack.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: Canis lupus