Wolves
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 and a group of wolves is called a pack. The male leader of the pack is called an alpha male and it's mate is called an alpha female.
Niche: Wolves are very important predators in the food web. With the killing of so many wolves, other animals (their prey) are led to overpopulation. Although humans fear the wolf's howl and are afraid of a wolf's attack, wolves avoid humans and almost never attack them.
But, because of this fear, humans have killed many wolves. In fact, the gray wolf is threatened in some areas and the red wolf is endangered in many southern states due to humans. Today, wolves are being re-introduced in many states to help increase their population and prevent the wolf's extinction.
Wolves are legendary because of their spine-tingling howl, which they use to communicate. A lone wolf howls to attract the attention of his pack, while communal howls may send territorial messages from one pack to another. Some howls are confrontational. Much like barking domestic dogs, wolves may simply begin howling because a nearby wolf has already begun.
Wolves are the largest members of the dog family. Adaptable gray wolves are by far the most common and were once found all over the Northern Hemisphere. But wolves and humans have a long adversarial history. Though they almost never attack humans, wolves are considered one of the animal world's most fearsome natural villains. They do attack domestic animals, and countless wolves have been shot, trapped, and poisoned
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 and a group of wolves is called a pack. The male leader of the pack is called an alpha male and it's mate is called an alpha female.
Niche: Wolves are very important predators in the food web. With the killing of so many wolves, other animals (their prey) are led to overpopulation. Although humans fear the wolf's howl and are afraid of a wolf's attack, wolves avoid humans and almost never attack them.
But, because of this fear, humans have killed many wolves. In fact, the gray wolf is threatened in some areas and the red wolf is endangered in many southern states due to humans. Today, wolves are being re-introduced in many states to help increase their population and prevent the wolf's extinction.
Wolves are legendary because of their spine-tingling howl, which they use to communicate. A lone wolf howls to attract the attention of his pack, while communal howls may send territorial messages from one pack to another. Some howls are confrontational. Much like barking domestic dogs, wolves may simply begin howling because a nearby wolf has already begun.
Wolves are the largest members of the dog family. Adaptable gray wolves are by far the most common and were once found all over the Northern Hemisphere. But wolves and humans have a long adversarial history. Though they almost never attack humans, wolves are considered one of the animal world's most fearsome natural villains. They do attack domestic animals, and countless wolves have been shot, trapped, and poisoned