adult wolf | pack | 26-79 kg | late February to mid March | 260-675 square km | 150-205 cm | | all of Canada except the south where it has been exterminated | pups | 45 km per hour over a short distance | 1-1.5 large animals per month | moose, caribou, elk, deer, bighorn sheep, bison, muskox, rabbit, hare, marmot, ground squirrel, beaver, muskrat, mouse, bird, fish, berry, fruit, insect, grass | up to 18 years in captivity | loup | pack made up of 4-7 relatives and pups |  | urine | white, cream, grey, brown or black | | domestic dog | wolf | howl, bark, yelp, whine, snarl click to hear sound (30k wav file) | arctic tundra, mountains, plains, forests | 1 wolf to 26-207 square km | | Order Carnivora | late spring | | life | to follow game | carnivorous | Family Canidae |
adult male wolf | pack | 26-79 kg | late February to mid March | 260-675 square km | greater than 6 feet | 3 years | all of Canada except the south where it has been exterminated | pups | 45 km per hour over a short distance | 1-1.5 large animals per month | moose, caribou, elk, deer, bighorn sheep, bison, muskox, rabbit, hare, marmot, ground squirrel, beaver, muskrat, mouse, bird, fish, berry, fruit, insect, grass | up to 18 years in captivity | loup | pack made up of 4-7 relatives and pups |  | urine | white, cream, grey, brown or black | nursing adult female wolf | domestic dog | male mammal | howl, bark, yelp, whine, snarl click to hear sound (30k wav file) | arctic tundra, mountains, plains, forests | 1 wolf to 26-207 square km | almost 3 feet at the shoulders | Order Carnivora | late spring | pups if their mother is killed | life | to follow game | carnivorous | Family Canidae |