Description
The overall size of them will depend on where they happen to live in their Arctic area. Some of them weight about 75 pounds. ALthough others can weigh up to 125. Some of them are about 3 feet in length when they are fully grown, others are twice as long though at about 6 feet.
Influenced by the extreme cold in the area where the Arctic Wolf lives, they have developed two thick layers of fur. The second and outer layer of fur actually gets thicker as the winter season draws near. They first layer helps to make a waterproof barrier for the wolves skin. As a result their body temperature can stay high enoug to keep them warm even when it is really cold.
The Arctic wolves have smaller ears than other species. That helps keep them warm as well, they help them to regulate their overall body
temperature. Since the ground is permanently frozen they have padded paws tha offer them a good grip while they walk are walking.
Influenced by the extreme cold in the area where the Arctic Wolf lives, they have developed two thick layers of fur. The second and outer layer of fur actually gets thicker as the winter season draws near. They first layer helps to make a waterproof barrier for the wolves skin. As a result their body temperature can stay high enoug to keep them warm even when it is really cold.
The Arctic wolves have smaller ears than other species. That helps keep them warm as well, they help them to regulate their overall body
temperature. Since the ground is permanently frozen they have padded paws tha offer them a good grip while they walk are walking.
Habitat
Alaska is where most wild Arctic Wolves live, but they are also known to live in Greenland and in Canada as well. However, the numbers of them in those areas is drastically low. people believe that they have moved from those areas or that they have perished due to a lack of food and habitat for them to survive in and In Alaska the natural habitat for these wolves has been untouchable due to the land being too cold for people to thrive in.
Reproduction
In the pack only the alpha male and the beta female will be allowed to mate. That is why younger wolves at around two years of age, leave to go and start their own pack.
The pups who are born a few months after that beta male and female have mated, are born deaf and blind and have only their instincts to survive on. Before the pups are born the female will start looking for a place where she can give birth. Often she will spend most of her time digging in the layers of ice to make a den, sometimes it will be too difficult though. Then she will have to find a den that is already in place, rocks, or even a cave where she can give birth. It is a females main priority to find a safe place for the young to be born. She can have up to twelve of them at once to care for. When the pups are three months old they will join the rest of the pack with her and the entire pack will do what they can to help ensure that the young survive.
The pups who are born a few months after that beta male and female have mated, are born deaf and blind and have only their instincts to survive on. Before the pups are born the female will start looking for a place where she can give birth. Often she will spend most of her time digging in the layers of ice to make a den, sometimes it will be too difficult though. Then she will have to find a den that is already in place, rocks, or even a cave where she can give birth. It is a females main priority to find a safe place for the young to be born. She can have up to twelve of them at once to care for. When the pups are three months old they will join the rest of the pack with her and the entire pack will do what they can to help ensure that the young survive.
Predators
Due to the isolated area where Arctic Wolves live, they don’t have too many predators. Sometimes the young are eaten by other animals if they wonder out of the den on their own or they venture too far away from the pack. Occasionally battles with other packs can occur because of fights for territory, food, or mating rights.