Wolf Facts ✨✨

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5. Marathon hunters

Although the above-noted speed is not super fast for a top predator (a cheetah can travel up to 75 mph in short bursts), wolves are ultra-marathon endurance hunters. They have been known to track and trace their prey for hours, well into the night. And they have the added bonus of a high IQ and excellent sense of hearing and smell, all of which they put to good use in rounding up their next meal.

 And they have the added bonus of a high IQ and excellent sense of hearing and smell, all of which they put to good use in rounding up their next meal

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6. 'Wolfing' it down

Wolves can eat a huge amount—as much as 9 kg, in one sitting! Thus the saying, "wolf it down." The alpha male is first to eat and will devour the most meat out of the pack, followed by other pack members and/or other scavengers. Although this is partly to blame for their bad reputation, it is really a survival tactic, as they never know when their next meal will be. Wolves often go days between meals.

7. Oh, grandmother, what big hands you have!

If you've ever seen a true wolf paw print, it's enough to make the hair on the back of your neck stand on end! The average wolf's foot size is comparable to an adult human hand, at 4 inches wide by 5 inches long


8. Even bigger houses

Try to imagine a property that extends up to 1,000 square miles. In Canada and Alaska, a pack's territory may extend 300 to 1,000 square miles, with a more modest 25 to 150 square mile territory in Minnesota. Living, hunting and playing in packs as highly social animals, they often travel more than a dozen miles each day.

Once widespread throughout North America, Central America, Europe, Asia and even parts of Africa, the gray wolf now exists primarily in parts of the northern United States, Canada and Eurasia (although there are small populations in other areas like Arizona, southern Europe, Scandinavia, Egypt and Ethiopia). But wherever they're found, the gray wolf retains its legendary and mythological status among the animal kingdom.


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