Wolves
Physical Characteristics
The average length of a wolf head to tail is 5 ft.
Wolves resemble German shepherd or malamute dogs physically.
In general,
From the tip of the nose to the end of the tail,
Wolves come in a variety of colours
Wolves that live in warm regions
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Southern wolves are generally smaller in size .
Their pelage varies from
white to black with any combination in between.
However, wolves have longer legs, bigger feet,
bigger heads and longer snouts than do similar sized dogs.
Wolves do vary a great deal in size
and most male wolves weigh between
32 and 45 kilograms (50-100 pounds)
and females usually weigh between 24 and 41 kilograms
(40-90 pounds).
wolves found at higher latitudes are larger
than the wolves found at lower latitudes.
The largest wolf ever recorded was from the Yukon and weighed 175 pounds.
male wolves measure between 1.5 to 1.9 meters
(5 to 6.5 feet)
and females measure between 1.3 and 1.8 meters
(4.5 to 6 feet).
from pure white to solid black,
although most are a grizzled grey-brown colour.
Wolves tend to have very thick coats that consist of a soft
insulating undercoat and
long guard hairs which repel moisture.
in southern Eurasia and North America
tend to have thinner coats than ones that live in northern regions.
Most wolves have golden-yellow eyes.
