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Myth: Wolves are dangerous and they attack humans
Fact: In the United States there has never been a documented case where a healthy wild wolf attacked a human, in fact it is very rare when a wolf even comes near a human.
Fact: Wolves are very social animals that depend on each other for food and protection.
Fact: Wolves travel in packs which can be as small as two wolves, or be as big as twenty wolves.
Fact: A normal wolf pack can have a range of territory that spreads up to 60 miles, maybe even larger in certain locations.
Fact: The adult wolves in the pack share the responsibility of raising and caring for the pups.
Fact: Wolves are normally afraid of people, and try to avoid them when ever possible.
Fact: Adult wolves have the ability to regulate their body temperatures to adapt to changes in the weather. The puppies can not, so they must stay close to the warmth of their mothers.
Fact: A pup can eat up to two pounds of food a day.
Fact: Wolves have no natural predators, except for humans.
Fact: Wolves howl to communicate with each other. They know each members howls and use them to locate each other, and they seem to just really enjoy howling.
Fact: In captivity wolves can live to be about 16 years of age, in the wild most don't make it to be 8 years old. Although there has been a very small few that have lived to be 13 years old or even longer.
Fact: The size of a wolf liter is about 5 to 6 puppies.
Fact: Wolves do bark, but very seldom, and when they do it it's really quiet. They do not bark repeatedly like most dogs.
Fact: Small animals and birds are the common prey of wolves. They also occasionaly eat berries.
Fact: From past experiences wolves are now leary of humans.
Fact: In extreme cold weather wolves can restrict the flow of blood to the skin to conserve heat.
Fact: Out of every 24 hour period wolves spend eight to ten hours on the move.
Fact: At full speed wolves can run at close to 30 mph.
Fact: The roll of the wolf in the wild is to cull out the sick or injured leaving only healthy strong animals to reproduce.
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