Gray Wolves

Marco Andrade, Contributor

Can wolves be pets?

Wolves are known to be a lot like dogs, but it is not the same. Sometimes wolves are kept as exotic pets but it is a lot of work that has to be put into taking care of one. Wolves also don’t share the same tractability as dogs do when around humans. It is also harder to train a wolf than a dog because, wolves have a much greater killer instinct than dogs do. Making them lose track on what they are dong sometimes.

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What do wolves eat?

Wolves are carnivores which means they are meat eaters. Many Gray  wolves feast on  large mammals such as elk, moose, white tailed deer, and many more. When they fail to catch big meals they go to their secondary source of food which is composed of beaver and snowshoe hares. Wolves are also scavengers and eat animals that have been left dead by other predators.

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Where can wolves be found?

A gray wolves habitat ranges from Alaska to the desert ares in the southwest. One of the most visited area where people like to go and watch wolves is Yellowstone National Park. Wolves need large ares of mountains and forest to be able to thrive. There are about 16,000 wolves all around the areas that they call home. In Alaska there is an estimated 7,000 to 11,200 gray wolves, in the Great Lake region there is about 3,700 and in the Northern Rockies there are about 1,600 gray wolves.

 

 

 

 

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