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15 Stunning Wolf Facts

Published: Aug 30, 2019 · Modified: Apr 13, 2021 by Olena Prokopchuk · This post may contain affiliate links

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Long legs, large feet, deep but narrow chest, keen senses, large canine teeth, and powerful jaws are just a few of Wolves' characteristics. Let's try to know more about them in this article.

Here are 15 stunning facts about them.

#1 The leader of the pack always goes ahead of his pack with his tail held high.
black and white photo of sideview face of a wolf while closing its eyes
#2 The brain of a Wolf is 30% larger than that of a dog, which means that the Wolf is able to memorize more necessary information than its close relative.
furious wolf walking in snow
#3 The size of the animal in the hierarchy of the pack is not as important as character.
wolf face in between the trunk of a tree
#4 The position of the Wolf in the pack largely depends on self-confidence.
pack of three wolves running in snow
#5 Wolves’ fur consists of two layers, undercoat, and upper coarse hair. Which well warm an animal in a frost, and have a water-repellent function.
wolf lying down in the forest
#6 A flock is always led by an alpha male and an alpha female.
curious wolves looking around in the forest
#7 All cubs at birth have a blue eye color, but after 2-4 months, the color of the eyes of the puppies changes and acquires a golden yellow color.
#8 The color of the Wolves often corresponds to the places in which they live. For example, desert Wolves have a reddish color, tundra have white, and forest Wolves range from light gray, gray-brown to black.
wolf on top of a big rock
#8 The color of the Wolves often corresponds to the places in which they live. For example, desert Wolves have a reddish color, tundra have white, and forest Wolves range from light gray, gray-brown to black.
four puppy wolves standing next to each other in the forest
#9 In rare cases, the Wolves have blue eyes for life.
black and white photo of a wolf closing its eyes
#10 Wolves use howling, howling, whimpering, grunting, growling, yapping, barking and even various movements for communication.
wolves hugging each other
#11 The Wolf can run at a speed of 65 km / h and jump in height up to 5 meters.
side view face of a furious wolf
#12 Wolves prefer to eat large animals like deer, elk, and moose
a wolf lying down on the ground in the forest
#13 Between neighboring Wolf clans there are frequent skirmishes over the territory. In such battles, it’s mainly not the whole flock that is killed, but only its leaders.
a growling black wolf
#14 The territory of one family of Wolves occupies from 30 to 60 km².
a wolf in the forest looking on the right side
#15 During the night, the Wolf can cover a distance of 80 km.

a wolf walking in the forest with its tongue out

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