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    Wolves

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    The name of my mammal is the wolf. The wolf is considered to be the ancestor of the domestic dog. It is a large animal weighing 60 - 120 lbs. It has powerful teeth used for tearing meat‚ a bushy tail and round pupils. Wolves live 6 - 10 years in the wild. They used their sharp sense of smell and their excellent hearing to help them find their prey. Wolves eat small animals like rabbits‚ raccoons‚ mice and larger animals like deer. They even eat birds and insects. A baby wolf is called a cub

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    Should the Gray wolf be taken off the endangered species list and should they be allowed to be hunted like the common coyote? Scientific evidence does not suggest that wolves should be hunted in Michigan. Moreover‚ every reason that has been offered for why we should allow wolf hunting is misguided. They are hunted in areas where they have become highly populated for example in areas such as Montana and Idaho because their numbers have increased over 5000 they are killing off the deer and elk population

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    Gray Wolf Evolution

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    The Evolutionary Conquest of Gray Wolves Today‚ there are over 8.7 million different species that share planet Earth‚ and scientists believe that each species all share a common ancestor. That single ancestor‚ to which is not discovered yet‚ has evolved over eons‚ creating these vast amounts of species that we know today. The Gray wolves‚ or Canis lupus‚ is one prime example of an evolutionary species. Although the history of wolves is still unclear‚ scientists believe that wolves evolved from a

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    Fennec Fox Research Paper

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    Imagine that you’re in the Sahara Desert in North Africa. Trying to find the animal that you have been studying for years. Then you hear something in the bushes. You look and see its the animal that you have been looking for. A Fennec Fox! First‚ They are the most smallest fox in the world with really big ears. Second‚ The huge ears help spread out heat so it could be cool. Third‚ The most interesting fact is that they could jump two feet high. In conclusion this why the Fennec Fox is so

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    Beautiful Bobcats

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    Bobcats Beautiful Bobcats are fierce cats that live in mountains‚ forest or jungles‚ deserts‚ swamps‚ and prairie in greatly of North America. Bobcats are normally nocturnal (mostly energetic at night). But bobcats have peaks of action at dawn and sunset. Bobcats use the daytime in their den (a cave‚ empty log otherwise rock crevice). Bobcats are admirable mountaineers and swimmers. Bobcats are preyed upon by wolves‚ people‚ cougars‚ coyotes‚ and owls. Bobcats have a life period of 10-15 years

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    The use of vivid descriptive details‚ or imagery‚ is utilized by authors to help readers visualize the scene. “Of Wolves and Men” by Barry Holstun Lopez uses this literary device to describe life from a wolf’s perspective. The images throughout the excerpt I read are strong‚ but one that truly stood out to me‚ and is the strongest literary image I encountered‚ describes the wolf moving along a trail. This image is memorable to me‚ as it seems to differ from the rest of the excerpt. The words flow

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    Dingo Environment

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    Canis lupus dingo‚ the Dingo are Australia’s native dog‚ they were introduced into Australia about 4‚000 years ago‚ its origin is traced back to the Grey Wolf (Canis lupus lupus). The Dingo is a very diverse animal due to it’s habitat locating from: forests‚ plains and mountainous areas in rural Australia. Their dens are predominantly contrived; in underground burrows‚ rabbit holes and in sticks‚ rotten tree logs are also an option. Their home preference is also mainly stationed near a water source

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    Arctic Wolf Research Paper

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    Biology AB – Animal Behaviour Tihomir Svilanovic 9F Artic Wolf The Arctic Wolf (canis lupus arctos) is a subspecies of the broader Gray Wolf family (canis lupus)‚ and inhabits the Canadian Arctic‚ as well as the northern coast of Greenland‚ roughly upwards of 70 ͦNorth latitude. The arctic wolf’s primary biomes are the arctic & alpine tundra‚ the taiga‚ and the alpine biome. Contrary to popular belief regarding its harsh habitat and the much-publicized climate change‚ the endangerment status

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    The Grey Fox‚ also known as the “Tree Fox” is just one of the animals that live in the Chaparral biome. The baby Grey Fox is called a kit or a pup. The Grey Fox is an animal closely related to the dog‚ because of their bushy tails. The back of the Grey Fox is a whitish grey color‚ while the muzzle is black and has a black stripe. The Grey Fox as an adult can weigh anywhere from seven to eleven pounds. They stand fifteen inches at the shoulder‚ and are twenty-one to thirty inches long. Their scientific

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    Wolf Packs

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    Wolf Packs: Wolves are one of the most intelligent and impressive animals in the world. They are highly social animals that depend mostly on each other to survive and thrive. Wolf packs can sometimes swell up to 20 or more members! However‚ having many members is not always an advantage. It means that they have to provide even more food to keep the pack going. Every single wolf in a pack has a job. Every wolf has a status and something that they should be busy with. If one was to look at it in

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