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Wolves
The grey or timber wolf (Canis lupus) is
the largest wild canid, with adult males weighing on average,
30-40 kilograms. Once the world's most widely distributed mammal,
spread throughout the northern hemisphere, the grey wolf's largest
populations are now found in Canada, Alaska, and Russia. Packs
generally include a breeding pair, offspring of the current year
as well as a few animals from previous years. The number of wolves
in a pack rarely exceeds 12 but exceptionally up to 30 have been
recorded. Their diet consists mainly of large ungulates (grass-eating
mammals) such as moose, caribou, and deer, but they also eat smaller
animals and livestock.
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