Found in the wilderness of North America, the grey wolf, Canis lupus, is the largest canid. With most of its habitat covered by snow, ranging from the tundra, woodlands and mountains, the grey wolf has a thick coat of fur comprised of two layers. They have large paws with webbed toes that enable them to walk and travel through the snow. Wolves are social animals, with special glands and long tails to allow them to communicate with each other through both short and long distances, as well as to maintain territories. Their streamlined shape and strong bones allow them to prey upon both small and large animals. The wolves’ strong jaws, sharp teeth and rough tongue allow them to consume the most meat of their prey.
Grey wolves have to survive and travel through freezing and snowy climates, made possible with their thick pelt and long legs and large paws, along with the very way that they walk. In the winter, they have a thick coat of fur made up of two …show more content…
Wolves have large triangular ears with rounded tips, allowing for acute hearing required for tracking such prey. They have a large ratio of rods to cones in their eyes, providing them with excellent eyesight at night, as well as eyes optimised for detecting motion (Wolf Howl Organisation, 2015). A streamlined shape built for speed, is advantageous to the wolf in the chase once the prey has been spotted, and their strong bones are used in killing the larger prey (Heptner & Naumov, 1998). They have strong jaws with 42 sharp and slightly curved teeth, used to crush bone (Anwyn Info, 2015). Breaking through the bone enables them to eat the marrow, and a rough tongue covered with papillae permits them to clean such meat off of bones. Their tongue is long with a thin tip, which can be curved to lap up blood and water (Wolf Howl Organisation,
Grey wolves have to survive and travel through freezing and snowy climates, made possible with their thick pelt and long legs and large paws, along with the very way that they walk. In the winter, they have a thick coat of fur made up of two …show more content…
Wolves have large triangular ears with rounded tips, allowing for acute hearing required for tracking such prey. They have a large ratio of rods to cones in their eyes, providing them with excellent eyesight at night, as well as eyes optimised for detecting motion (Wolf Howl Organisation, 2015). A streamlined shape built for speed, is advantageous to the wolf in the chase once the prey has been spotted, and their strong bones are used in killing the larger prey (Heptner & Naumov, 1998). They have strong jaws with 42 sharp and slightly curved teeth, used to crush bone (Anwyn Info, 2015). Breaking through the bone enables them to eat the marrow, and a rough tongue covered with papillae permits them to clean such meat off of bones. Their tongue is long with a thin tip, which can be curved to lap up blood and water (Wolf Howl Organisation,