| adult male wolf | brings food to nursing adult female wolf |  |
| is a kind of adult wolf | |
| is a kind of male mammal | |
| looks after pups if their mother is killed | |
| may have length greater than 6 feet | |
| may have height almost 3 feet at the shoulders | |
| reaches sexual maturity by 3 years | |
| adult wolf | babysits pups | |
| can breed with domestic dog | |
| can run at 45 km per hour over a short distance | |
| eats moose, caribou, elk, deer, bighorn sheep, bison, muskox, rabbit, hare, marmot, ground squirrel, beaver, muskrat, mouse, bird, fish, berry, fruit, insect, grass | |
| has breeding season late February to mid March | |
| has colour white, cream, grey, brown or black | |
| has good hearing | |
| has good sense of smell | |
has picture  | |
| has poor eyesight | |
| has range 260-675 square km | |
| hunts in pack | |
| kills 1-1.5 large animals per month | |
| makes sound howl, bark, yelp, whine, snarl click to hear sound (30k wav file) | |
| marks trails with urine | |
| mates for life | |
| may migrate to follow game | |
| moults during late spring | |
| weighs 26-79 kg | |
| wolf | has distribution all of Canada except the south where it has been exterminated | |
| has habitat arctic tundra, mountains, plains, forests | |
| has lifespan up to 18 years in captivity | |
| has name in French loup | |
| has population density 1 wolf to 26-207 square km | |
| is social | |
| lives in den in cave, hollow log, abandoned beaver lodge, bank burrow during breeding season | |
| lives in pack made up of 4-7 relatives and pups | |
| mammal | is warm-blooded | |
| may catch rabies | |
| dog | has Family name Family Canidae | |
| is carnivorous | |
| carnivore | has Order name Order Carnivora | |
| is carnivorous or omnivorous | |
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