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1 Red Wolf Classification Kingdom -Animalia Phylum – Chordata Class – Mammalia Order – Carnivore Family – Canidae Genus – Canis Species - rufus

2 Description Shape- long legs, ears, brown, gray, orange Length- 4.5 feet long (include tail) Height- about 26 inches Weight-50-80 lbs

3 Colors &markings Mainly brown with blended colors and cinnamon red to almost black. Light marking above the eyes are also common.

4 Habitat Part of world-They live in United States, Texas, Florida. Environment-live in wild

5 Diet Meat- Rabbits, rodents and deer Plants- berries

6 Family life Number born- 6 pups but know for 14 Gestation-61-63 days When born- Mating occurs from January-April young are born in the spring. Care of- weaning occurs 8-10 weeks Shelter-uses a pipes of logs, digs a hole in the ground or cave from rain or cold.

7 Social behavior Its is sometimes active in the day during winter mouths. They are mean.

8 Characteristics Defenses- by opening its jaw wide threaten to bite the enemy. Acquiring food- sometimes they hunt in packs. Life span 6-7 in the wild up to 15 years. Temperament- active at night, social, shy.

9 History of red wolves History is sketchy some biologists think it is a hybrid of the grey wolf (from Asia 700,000 yrs old) and coyote others Pleistocene wolf that got separated some believe true species found only in North America. Present Statues: it’s a endangered species.

10 Relationship to human As humans move to a red wolves’ habitat, wolves create a threat of loss of livestock due to wolves predation. But not these pups

11 Credits Morgan Rolfson Madison Wojo

12 Sources www.defenders www.controverical.com www.go.com www.cosmosmith.com www.fieldtripearth.org www.nhptv.org www.naturalworlds.org


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