1. Gray Wolf
By: Chengseng Yang

2. Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia
Scientific Name: (Canis lupus)
Common Name: Arctic Wolf

3. Commonalities to Phylum
Share the same traits as a dog
Largest members of the dog family
Wolf shows the evolutionary advantage of their tail to see is which wolf is the stronger one.
Symmetry: bilateral
Body Cavity: coelomate
Wolf are parasitic, but non-free living
Terrestrial ( on land)
Mostly carnivore
Type of segmentation: show cephalization

4. Breeding/Lifecycle BREEDING lifecycle Average life span: 6 to 8 years
Breeding season: Starts in January to April.
Each mother wolf will have in a range of 2 to 10 pups.
Pups are born blind and defend less.
Pups will be mature in about 10 months.
Sexual reproduction between Male and Female
Average life span: 6 to 8 years
Some can live for 15 years.

5. Habitat/Niche Habitat Niche/food habitat
Gray wolves live in packs about 8 to 35 members.
Leader of the pack=alpha
Mostly live in the woods, forest, grassland, or deserts.
Lives in Northern Hemisphere
Meat eaters.
It hunt for food, for survival.
Hunt in packs
From smaller animals, mice to larger animals caribou.

6. Interesting Behavior Communication: howling, body language, and scent
Howls can be heard 120 miles away.
Uses howling for contacting other packs.
Body language: used for showing emotions and status of pack.
Scent for predator and/or food.

7. Ecosystem Roles Affects
Ecosystem Role: to hunt other animals to keep health and proper functioning of ecosystem.
Negative impact: increased population, depredations in livestock
Positive impact: help with the ecosystem

8. Interesting Physical Traits
All gray wolf have grayness on the back and legs.
2-2.5 feet tall and about 4-5 feet long
Male: average to 90 lbs
Female: average to 80lbs
It can run 35 mph
Jump about: 12ft high
Gray wolf are recognize as husky because they can be used as sled dogs.
Greatest threat to wolves: people’s fear and misunderstanding of species
Known as endangered animal
Was on the Endangered Species Act’s since 1973.

9. Youtube video

10. References www.thewildones.org/Animals/grayWolf.html