Interesting Wolf Facts

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Interesting Wolf Facts

Here are some interesting facts about wolves. If you have any/found some from a cited source, feel free to PM me them and i'll add them. Note that pups can also be called cubs. It is a correct term, thought most of us prefer the term "pup".

✦ The weight of the North American Wolf can be as little as 40 pounds or as large as 175 pounds.
✦ The length of the North American Wolf varies between 4'6" and 6'6" from muzzle to tip of tail.
✦ The height of an average Wolf is between 26 and 32 inches at the shoulder.
✦ Wolves have large feet, the average being 4 inches wide by 5 inches long.
✦ Wolves can live up to 13 years in the wild but the average is only 6 to 8 years.
✦ Wolves in captivity have been known to live up to 16 years.
✦ Wolves have 42 teeth.
✦ Wolves breed once a year, December through March, depending on latitude, the gestation period is 63 days.
✦ Wolf pups are born in northern climates as late as early June and in southern climates as early as late February
✦ The average litter size is 4 to 6 cubs.
✦ The cubs weigh approximately one pound at birth and cannot see or hear.
✦ Fur color varies from gray, tan and brown to pure white or black.
✦ Packs can have as little as 2 members or as many as 30 members. Average Pack size is 6 to 8.
✦ Pack Territories vary with location. In the Alaskan or Canadian Wilderness the territory for one pack ranges from 300 to 1,000 square miles while in the continental U.S. the territory is between 25 and 150 square miles.
✦ A Wolf in a hurry can go as fast as 35 miles per hour for short distances.
✦ The Wolves' diet of choice consists of deer, moose, caribou, elk, bison, musk-oxen and beaver. They have been know to survive on voles and mice if need be.

Source: http://www.everythingwolf.com/facts.aspx