1. Arctic Wolf By Brittany Bossman

2. Classifacation Kingdom-Animilia Phylum-Chordata Order-Cornivora Family-Canidae Genus-Canis Speices-lupus Subspeices-hudsonius

3. Description - Length: 3-5 feet from tip of nose to tip of tail - Height: 25-31 inches to shoulder - Weight: Male: 90-175 pounds Female: slightly less - Shape: Thick pads on their feet. they have a short muzzle, small ears, short legs, and a bulky body. - they are offwhite in the winter and tan to grey in the sumer months http://www.arkive.org/grey-wolf/canis-lupus/video-10.html

4. Habitat -Alaska, Canada, Asia, and Europe -Arctic tundra *temps. rarely reach above -33 °c ( -22 °f)

5. Diet MEAT: they eat most of the animal - arctic hare - musk oxen - caribou - lemmings - birds http://www.arkive.org/grey-wolf/canis-lupus/video-ar00.html http://www.arkive.org/grey-wolf/canis-lupus/video-ar08b.html http://www.arkive.org/grey-wolf/canis-lupus/video-ar08c.html http://www.arkive.org/grey-wolf/canis-lupus/video-oc00.html PLANTS - none i. they are carnivores

6. Offspring - Litters of 4-7 pups each weighing about a pound each. - The mother has a gestation period of 6 days. - The pups are blind, deaf, and helpless at birth. - All pups are born with blue eyes. - They find a cave or a den to give birth in. http://www.arkive.org/grey-wolf/canis-lupus/video-ar17l

7. Socail Behavior - normally only the dominant male and female mate, but all of the members of the pack help care for the pups - they return to the same den to mate and to give birth year after year - they tend to have the same mate their entire life -hunt in packs

8. Temperment They are very protective of the pups! They can be very territorial! They are stubborn! They are agressive! CAUTION: EXTREMLY DANGEROUS!

9. History First discovered in 1827 1907- First arctic wolf was captured

10. Enemies of the arctic wolf - snowy owl http://www.arkive.org/grey-wolf/canis-lupus/video-ar11.html - eagles - humans - grizzly bears - polar bears - wolverines - and sometimes their prey (the ones with antlers)

11. Relationships to Humans Wild wolves have always seen humans as a threat. Most humans fear wolves.

13. Resources http://www.bearcountryusa.com http://www.denverzoo.org/animals/arcticWolf.asp http://www.arkive.com http://www.squido.com/wolves http://www.answers.com/topic/arctic-wolf-1 http://www.cosmosmith.com/arctic_wolves.html