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  • Timber wolf in the wild. Wolves have excellent night vision due to the mirrored membrane at back of their eyeball that reflects light back into the sensitive cells.
  • Wolves like to hunt larger animals, but prefer to attack only those that are sick, old, or weak. They also eat salmon. A skilled wolf can catch 20 salmon in just over an hour. It takes a wolf close to two years of intense training before it becomes an animal built to kill.
  • Black wolf close up. A wolf can smell a moose two miles away with the help of 280 million olfactory receptors in their noses. Their deadliest rival? The mountain lion. Where the mountain lion has an 83% strike rate, the wolf averages less than 10% when alone.
  • Canadian timber wolves. Wolves live and hunt in packs of around six to ten animals, and cooperate on their preferred prey including large animals such as deer, elk, and moose.
  • Grey wolf snarling. Wolves are equipped with an array of super senses for detecting weakness in potential prey. The wolfs nose has 280 million smell receptor cells. Humans have 5 million.
  • The Iberian wolf is a subspecies of grey wolf that inhabits the forest and plains of northern Portugal and northwestern Spain. Wolves attack only 1 out of ten moose they chase, but they kill 8 out of 10 they choose to attack. Born to run, wolves cover a mile in about 5 minutes, and can keep up the pace for hours, running 120 miles a day.
  • Grey wolves eating their kill. When they are successful, wolves do not eat in moderation. A single animal can consume 20 pounds (9 kilograms) of meat at a sitting.
  • Grey wolf eating in Yellowstone National Park, USA. Wolves like to hunt larger animals, but prefer to attack only those that are sick, old, or weak.
  • Mexican Grey Wolfs are known to roam large distances, perhaps 12 miles (20 kilometers) in a single day. Wolves are also built for the cold. They have two layers of insulating fur which keeps them warm in cold climates.
  • Grey wolf howling in Wyoming. Wolf packs howl together at dusk, before heading out to hunt, which may reinforce the bonds between family members.

  • Killer Look

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    Timber wolf in the wild. Wolves have excellent night vision due to the mirrored membrane at back of their eyeball that reflects light back into the sensitive cells.

  • Survival of the Strongest

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    Wolves like to hunt larger animals, but prefer to attack only those that are sick, old, or weak.  They also eat salmon. A skilled wolf can catch 20 salmon in just over an hour. It takes a wolf close to two years of intense training before it becomes an animal built to kill.

  • Big Bad Wolf

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    Black wolf close up.  A wolf can smell a moose two miles away with the help of 280 million olfactory receptors in their noses. Their deadliest rival? The mountain lion. Where the mountain lion has an 83% strike rate, the wolf averages less than 10% when alone.

  • Working as a Team

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    Canadian timber wolves.  Wolves live and hunt in packs of around six to ten animals, and cooperate on their preferred prey including large animals such as deer, elk, and moose.

  • Smelling the Prey

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    Grey wolf snarling. Wolves are equipped with an array of super senses for detecting weakness in potential prey. The wolf’s nose has 280 million smell receptor cells. Humans have 5 million.  

  • Built to Run

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    The Iberian wolf is a subspecies of grey wolf that inhabits the forest  and plains of northern Portugal and northwestern Spain. Wolves attack only 1 out of ten moose they chase, but they kill 8 out of 10 they choose to attack.  Born to run, wolves cover a mile in about 5 minutes, and can keep up the pace for hours, running 120 miles a day. 

  • Group Attack

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    Grey wolves eating their kill.  When they are successful, wolves do not eat in moderation. A single animal can consume 20 pounds (9 kilograms) of meat at a sitting.

  • Meat of Choice

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    Grey wolf eating in Yellowstone National Park, USA.  Wolves like to hunt larger animals, but prefer to attack only those that are sick, old, or weak.

  • Roaming Large Distances

    Photograph by iStockPhoto

    Mexican Grey Wolfs are known to roam large distances, perhaps 12 miles (20 kilometers) in a single day.  Wolves are also built for the cold. They have two layers of insulating fur which keeps them warm in cold climates.

  • Howling at Dusk

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    Grey wolf howling in Wyoming.  Wolf packs howl together at dusk, before heading out to hunt, which may reinforce the bonds between family members.

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