Hi my name is Troy.
I am 11 years old and I am in grade six. I live in a
little town called Caramat.
Me and my dad go
trapping every winter for all kinds of animals such
as, Mink, Otter, Beaver weasel and lots others. This
page is going to be about my favorite animal that we
trap, the Wolf .
At
one time wolves roamed across almost all of North
America , Europe, and Asia. Wolves can live in
forests, grasslands, mountains, and swamps.
Wolves can be
black, greywhite, brown, and red.
Animals that are
relatives to the wolf is the domestic Dog, the coyote,
the jackal, and the dingo.
In cold
locations , wolves have longer and thicker coats,
smaller ears, and wider muzzles than the wolves in
warmer areas.
Wolves can run for
miles with out getting tired when hunting large prey .
The will hunt in groups also when hunting large
prey.
Wove fur are extra
thick in the winter and is a protection against snow
and rain. When water falls on a wolfs fur it will just
run off.
An adult wolf can
weigh from 40 to 175 pounds and stretch more than 6
feet from the tip of its nose to the end of its tail.
Male wolves are usually larger than female
wolves.
Wolves have
marvelous hearing. They can hear another wolf howling
from three or four miles away. Wolves can also hear a
mouse by the squeals they make even when under snow.
Like bats and dolphins, wolves can hear high pitched
sounds well above the range of a human.
In a wolf pack
there can be as few as two or three and as many as
twenty-five wolves. The members of a pack are usually
very friendly with each other. They hunt, travel, and
eat together. They will run around and play tag with
each other.
A wolf howls by
itself or in groups of two's or threes. Often, other
members of the pack will join until the entire pack is
howling. Wolves howl to call the pack together before
or after a hunt. They may howl to find each other
after a snow storm. They also howl to warn other wolf
packs to stay away from their hunting groups. They
might just howl for the pleasure of it.
Before cubs are
born, the mother and father dig a new den , enlarge an
old fox den or use a beaver lodge. Only the male and
female leaders of the pack mate and bear young. A wolf
den may be 15 feet long and high enough for a wolf to
stand in. Wolf babies are born in the spring under
ground in dens. They usually have ten or more pups.
The mother stays close to the pups making sure they
are well fed, clean, and protected. The father and
other members of the pack bring her food. In two weeks
the pups open their eyes and begin to walk. In three
weeks the pups begin to play out side. After a month
the pups begin to hunt insects and small animals.
During the summer the pups begin to look like adult
wolves. By fall the young wolves join the rest of the
pack when it travels. They may join a hunt to help run
down prey, but the older wolves make the kill. When
they are about two years old, some will stay with the
pack and others will leave to find mates and start a
new packs of their own.