Gray+Wolf-DD

The scientific name of the gray wolf is // Canis lupus //. It's average height is 2-2.5 feet tall. It's average length is 4.5-6 feet long. Their average weight is 85lbs-130lbs. Their coat color can range from a pure white to a pitch black. The wolves adaptations include thick coats for beating the cold climates, strong sense of smell to track their prey, strong sense of hearing to locate prey, and powerful jaws with razor sharp teeth to eat and kill their prey. Their food source mainly includes deer and other hooved animals. The wolves water sources are rivers and lakes. For the pups it is milk. Their shelters are dens that they make either above or below ground. Wolves are mainly predators, but in desperate times they might be a scavenger. They howl to send a message. It could include I am hear, Where are you. They position their tails to show rank. The gray wolf is an endagered animal.