Habitat
This particular species of wolf is found in specific areas of India. They include Jammu, Kashmir, Nepal, and the Himalayas. They have beenfound in in both China and Mongolia as well. When they were originally named it was believed that they only lived in the Himalayas and it wasn’t until much later when packs of them were found to live in other regions
Diet / Feeding
The diet for the Himalayan Wolf is mainly small and medium sized animals like Rodents and rabbits, that make up the majority of what they will eat. Sometimes they will take down the young of bigger sized prey because they need to take advantage of every opportunity out there to get any food that they can. They are skilled hunters nd know it can be hard to find their next meal.
Reproduction
The Himalayan wolves are considered to be mature t around the age of two. That is why many of them don't leave the pack until they are about 1 ½ years old, because they want to be able to establish a territory and to find a mate before the breeding season. Generally the females will have four or six pups and she will take very good care of them in a den for the first couple of months. Then they will join the rest of the pack.
Due to the fact that the Himalayan Wolves live so close to the Indian Wolves, many experts suspect that they engage in some cross breeding Although, to date there is no evidence to suggest that cross breeding has occurred.
Due to the fact that the Himalayan Wolves live so close to the Indian Wolves, many experts suspect that they engage in some cross breeding Although, to date there is no evidence to suggest that cross breeding has occurred.
Behavior
Due to the smaller number of Himalayan Wolves, they have smaller packs, that may only have six or eight members. They have a decent size territory, it can be several hundred miles long and they don’t seem to be as aggressive when it comes to protecting said territory.
In fact, there are many packs of Himalayan Wolves that also have Indian Wolves overlapping them. Yet the two don’t seem to be bothered very much by the other. While some confrontations do happen, it generally is only some howling and growling to get one wolf to be on its way. Rarely d these species of wolves have a physical level of confrontation.
In fact, there are many packs of Himalayan Wolves that also have Indian Wolves overlapping them. Yet the two don’t seem to be bothered very much by the other. While some confrontations do happen, it generally is only some howling and growling to get one wolf to be on its way. Rarely d these species of wolves have a physical level of confrontation.