|
Did you know ...
- A wolf has 42 teeth.
- A wolf's odor detecting ability is 100 times greater than mans.
- The largest gray wolf is the tundra wolf.
- The smallest gray wolf is the Mexican gray wolf.
- Wolves howl to assemble the pack, identify individuals and express emotional state.
- There are two species of wolves: gray wolf and red wolf. Of the gray
wolf, five subspecies exist. Of the red wolf, only one subspecies, the
Mississippi valley red wolf exists.
- Currently 28 wild free-ranging Mexican gray wolves are located in the
designated recovery zones of Arizona and New Mexico.
- There are approximately 200 Mexican grays held at 43 facilities.
- There are 3 subspecies of red wolves but today only one remains in existence - Canis rufus gregoryi
- Red wolves have been released back into the wild in: North Carolina, and several
island release sites in South Carolina, Florida and Mississippi.
- There could be as many as 100 red wolves in the wild, but exact numbers are difficult to
obtain.
|
