In third grade, Mrs. Sims class, each of my friends have an endangered animal. For example Nathan has the lion and Ari has the polar bear.My animal is the Gray Wolf .
The gray wolf is a mammal, a mammal is a warm blooded, fur or haired,animal that has a backbone,gives birth to live young, and has a backbone. An adult gray wolf weighs 90-100 lbs., is 6-7 ft.long,and 2-3 ft. tall. A gray wolf is not just grey it can be tan, grey, and pure black.
A gray wolf can be found in Canada,Asia, and some parts of Greenland . It depends on the color of the wolf to tell where it is supposed to be in rocky, dark forests, or just forests.
A gray wolf can give birth to a litter of 4-7 pups once every year. After 6 months in a den with their mom, they leave the den. Then,they’re mom will teach them to hunt. Then, they join the pack. A gray wolf hunts deer, elk, and moose and a gray wolfs life span is 6-7 years.
A gray wolfs adaptations are to have powerful jaws to grab and rip up its prey, to have wide feet that act like snow shoes, and they’re fur helps them camouflage.
Ranchers put a big threat on wolfs in general.When are world was at a loss of wolfs, more and more elk took out more and more trees. This made birds and beavers start disappearing.
To increase the number of wolves in the wild reserves are being established. Breeding programs are also being made to increase the population of wolves. There are strict laws for hunting wolves. I can help by spreading the news.
Fun facts – Timber wolf is a nickname for the gray wolf. Gray wolves are one of the most successful hunters on earth. Their howl can be heard over four miles away.
R: I liked this because every one got to make their first slideshow.
