We are getting ready for our evening hunt, everyone is gathered and we head off into the woods. After a mile of walking, our alpha smells a herd of muskoxen. At the end of the woods there are muskoxen grazing on the meadow. As we approach the oxen, we spot a weaker ox who is away from the herd. My group who has six wolves goes after this oxen, chasing it until we can grab ahold of it. Once we’ve attacked, our alpha eats first and then the rest of us enjoy our catch. If you don’t know, I am an arctic wolf. Today I will tell you about myself and the reasons I am endangered.
Canis lupus arctos is the scientific name for an arctic wolf. Although many people believe an arctic wolf can only be purely white, this is not true. An arctic wolf may …show more content…
That is about the same as the height of an average five year old. They can weigh up to one hundred seventy-five pounds. Arctic wolves are smaller in size compared to a grey wolf. An arctic wolf however, tends to be bulkier than a gray wolf.
A typical diet for an arctic wolf is an assortment of rodents such as lemmings and arctic hares. “Lemmings”, according to A-Z Animals “are thought to be related to voles and muskrats.” Also as a larger meal, arctic wolves can eat caribou. If a pack comes across a herd of muskoxen, they team up to drive one oxen away from its herd and then they attack it, as a herd is too large for one wolf to attack.
It is common for arctic wolves to either eat a lot or eat nothing. Wolf Country states, “Wolves can eat as much as 22 pounds of meat at a time and then may not eat again for many days.” Arctic wolves use scent, tracking, and chance encounters to hunt prey at dusk. They rarely hunt during the day. These animals are relatively smart animals. They don’t always feed on the slow and ill animals, but they know that they are easier to catch. Throughout history, people have quoted the way wolves hunt and are mesmerized by their smart …show more content…
In a pack, only the alpha male and the beta female are allowed to mate to reproduce. The reason for this behavior is to ensure there is enough food for all the pups. There can be up to twelve pups born at one time. The females typically give birth to pups in dens, either in a den previously dug, a den dug in the snow, or a cave. Around a month after mating, the female will find one of these places to give birth to her pups. When the pups are born they can not see or hear, so they stay in the care of their mother for close to three months before joining the pack. Once the pups are about two years old they will try to leave the pack and create their
Canis lupus arctos is the scientific name for an arctic wolf. Although many people believe an arctic wolf can only be purely white, this is not true. An arctic wolf may …show more content…
That is about the same as the height of an average five year old. They can weigh up to one hundred seventy-five pounds. Arctic wolves are smaller in size compared to a grey wolf. An arctic wolf however, tends to be bulkier than a gray wolf.
A typical diet for an arctic wolf is an assortment of rodents such as lemmings and arctic hares. “Lemmings”, according to A-Z Animals “are thought to be related to voles and muskrats.” Also as a larger meal, arctic wolves can eat caribou. If a pack comes across a herd of muskoxen, they team up to drive one oxen away from its herd and then they attack it, as a herd is too large for one wolf to attack.
It is common for arctic wolves to either eat a lot or eat nothing. Wolf Country states, “Wolves can eat as much as 22 pounds of meat at a time and then may not eat again for many days.” Arctic wolves use scent, tracking, and chance encounters to hunt prey at dusk. They rarely hunt during the day. These animals are relatively smart animals. They don’t always feed on the slow and ill animals, but they know that they are easier to catch. Throughout history, people have quoted the way wolves hunt and are mesmerized by their smart …show more content…
In a pack, only the alpha male and the beta female are allowed to mate to reproduce. The reason for this behavior is to ensure there is enough food for all the pups. There can be up to twelve pups born at one time. The females typically give birth to pups in dens, either in a den previously dug, a den dug in the snow, or a cave. Around a month after mating, the female will find one of these places to give birth to her pups. When the pups are born they can not see or hear, so they stay in the care of their mother for close to three months before joining the pack. Once the pups are about two years old they will try to leave the pack and create their