About Arctic Wolf

Arctic Wolf

     The Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos), also called Polar Wolf or White Wolf, is a mammal of the Canidae family and a subspecies of the Grey Wolf. Arctic Wolves inhabit the Canadian Arctic and the northern parts of Greenland.

Taxonomy of Arctic Wolf

Kindom :	Animalia
Phylum :	Chordata
Class :	Mammalia
Order :	Carnivora
Family :	Canidae
Genus :	Canis
Species :	C. lupus
Subspecies :	C. I. arctos

Physical Apperance

     Arctic Wolf have white fur, so they can blend into the the surrounding environment when hunting. They have rounded ears, shorter muzzles and legs than other wolf species to conserve heat. They have small hairs in between their paws so their feet dont get cold while running in the snow

Size

     Length: about 1-1.8m, including tail.

     Weight: 45-70kg

Habitat

     Alaska is where the majority of the wild Arctic Wolves live. They are able to walk on the frozen ground due to the way their feet are designed. That allows them to shift their weight around and to keep a good grip. Not only can they stand the very cold temperatures, they don’t seem to mind the part of the year when it is dark for both day and night.

Habit

     The arctic wolf can bear the arctic circumstances, with the help in their methodically insulated fur. They can wait alive in sub-zero temperature for survival, in definite faintness for 5 months per year, and devoid of foodstuff for weeks. Wolves frequently journey in packs of two to twenty. They carry on existing in diminutive family part groups, a breeding couple and their pups, or a modest 1 wolf. The bunch works together to nourish and mind for their pups.

Diet

  Carnivores, artic wolves are opportunistic hunters, preying on large mammals such as muskoxen and caribou when available, but able to exist by preying on smaller animals such as arctic hares, snowshoe hares and ground squirrels when necessary.

Hunting

     Arctic wolves, like all wolves, hunt in packs. They mostly prey on Caribou and musk oxen, however, they will also kill a number of Arctic Hares, seals, ptarmigan and lemmings, as well as other smaller animals. Moose are also common prey, their long legs may render them slow and at times, stuck, in thick snow, leaving them vulnerable to attacks by wolf packs.