wolves

[sharon wiggins]

Average Length- Females...4.5 to 6 feet from tip of nose to tail

Males..... 5 to 6.5 feet

 

Average height ....26 to 32 ins  at the shoulder

 

Average weight Females....60 to 80lbs

Average weight Males......70 to 110lbs

 

Average foot size....4ins wide by 5 ins long

Length of Life ...upto 13yrs in wild

 

Fur colour ....grey but can also be black and white

 

Number of teeth........42

 

Breeding season.......Feb -March

 

Gestation period.....63 days

 

Weight at birth....1lb

 

Litter size ....4 to 6 pups

 

Pack size ......2 and upto 30 or sometimes more

 

Average travel speed......5mph

 

Sprinting speed ....36-38mph for short distances

 

Common food......Elk,Deer,Moose,Carabou.Bison & Beaver

 

Main threat to survival.....Loss of habitat,Persecution by humans