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Quick Facts:
The Sioux Indian name for the wolf is "Shunk manitu tanka" Which means: Animal that looks like a dog, but is a powerful spirit.
Wolves main diet is deer, caribou, bison, moose, and elk.
Wolves can go at a steady trot for eight hours.
Pups are always born in the spring.
There are 4-6 wolves born in a litter.
Pups are born blind and deaf.
Most pups are born with blue eyes, which than change.
Wolves who leave the pack are called dispensers.
Wolves can travel five miles an hour.
Wolves can live two weeks without food.
The wolves long legs allow it to run at speeds of up to 45 miles per hour.
Wolves cover large distances and are known to travel up to 9 miles a day.
A typical wolf pack may have a range of up to 50 sq. miles of territory.
Wolves are generally afraid of people and tend to avoid them.
Wolves have no natural predators except people.
A wolf rarely lives past the age of 10 in the wild, but in captivity some specimens can live to be 16 years of age.
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