Gray Wolf Research Paper

The timber wolf or gray wolf inhabits the forests of North America have many different fur color combinations. Some are pure white like the artic wolf, all black, tan, browns and combinations of them. Just like their coats vary in color so do their eye colors. Their eyes can be dark brown to a bright yellow and many different hue variations (pg. 8 Gray wolf Red Wolf). There are over 32 subspecies of just gray wolves. Wolves live all over and they have adapted or changed to fit to be able to live in their habitats (The Life Cycle of a Wolf pg. 7). German Shepard’s and Huskies look similar to the gray wolf. There are more differences than there are similarities (pg. 8 Gray wolf Red Wolf). One difference is the tails. A wolfs tail hangs low
A wolf pack is just like a family. These packs are made up of between seven to six members. Some contain more than 20. The family does everything together, it hunts and lives together (Life Cycle of a Wolf pg. 8). The wolves have their own society. There are two leaders, an alpha male who the other wolves follow and the alpha female who keeps the others in line. The two alphas are the ones that mate and then have puppies. Both of the alphas get first pick of everything especially the food. All of the other wolves keep watch over the pups that are born. Just like their parents the pups have a society of their own during play. There is are alpha pups one of each sex. They are called the betas. While the lowest of the pups are the omega on of each sex. These two must obey the betas. Each wolf has its own personality, its own hunting style and physical strengths. As pups get older they are introduced into the packs. There can be changes in the pecking order. One of the lower down wolves can challenge the alpha for leadership of the pack. If the alpha loses it can be likely that it will go off on its own and if it finds a new mate may start a pack of its own (Gray Wolf Red