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Species

Species marked this color are rare or extinct, and might not be approved if you apply using one.

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Any common species not listed may be marked "other" in your application

Alexander Archipelago

The smallest wolf species, these weigh only 30 to 50 pounds, roughly 2.5 feet tall and 3.5 feet long. They have stocky legs, short ears, round heads and short muzzles. Their coats are dark and usually coarse. They thrive on the southeastern coasts of Alaska, inhabiting submerged coastal islands.

British Columbian

This wolf was hunted to extinction. They weighed in around 80 to 150 pounds and were about 5 to six feet in length. Their coats were often black, but were sometimes mixed with browns and greys.

Eurasian Wolf

These wolves have large ears placed high on their narrow heads. Their loins are slender, and their coarse coats are tawny-colored. They tend to stand at 2.5 feet in shoulder-height and 3.5 to 5.5 feet in length, weighing between 70 and 130 pounds. 

Great Plains Wolf

The most common subspecies, Great Plains wolves can be found across the US and Canada. Also known as Buffalo wolves, they weight around 60 to 110 pounds and can stand 4 to 7 feet in length. Coats vary with mixed grays, reds, browns, and blacks. 

Hudson Bay Wolf

This is a medium sized wolf with a fluffy coat of light colors; usually off-white, dirty-white or cream. They are typically 4 to 5 feet long and about 2 to 3 feet to the shoulder. They weigh an average of 80 to 140 pounds. These wolves are found in Canada and in the Northwestern Territories.

Mackenzie Tundra

Found East of the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories of Canada from the arctic coast to south of Great Bear Lake is the Mackenzie Tundra Wolf. This wolf, as well a subspecies of the Gray wolf, may be 5 to 5.5 feet in length. Their coat can be white, cream-colored, grey, black, and even a mix of all colors. 

Mexican Wolf

One of the smallest subspecies  this wolf is about 3 to 4 feet in length and around 2.5 feet shoulder-length. Mexican wolves can also weigh 60 to 82 pounds. The Mexican wolf has big, long ears and a thick neck. Their fur can be quite fluffy and can be a mix of all colors, some wolves being paler than others. 

Tibetan Wolf

These wolf have light coats of cream, tan reds, or whites, with some grey shades and speckles. They are 2 to 2.5 feet in height and 4 to 5 feet in length. They average between 65 and 70 pounds. While not nocturnal, they sleep during the day and are active at night, and hunt small game primarily in solidarity or in pairs.

Tundra Wolf

This large wolf weighs between 100 and 125 pounds, averaging 7 feet in length and 2 to 3 feet in shoulder height. It is described with coasts of grey, white, black, rusty reds,silvers, or a mix of them all. Its fur is fine and fluffy for the arctic places they dwell in. The tundra wolf is a fine hunter , feeding on large game like bison.

Arctic Wolf

These are primarily white, but can vary between light browns, greys, dirty and cream whites. Their fur is thick and cold resistant. Between 3.5 to 5 feet in length, and 2.5 feet to shoulder height, it's uncommon tto weigh over 120 pounds. They have a relatively poor sense of smell, but have self-heating abilities that allow them to walk and thrive in the snow.

Eastern Timber

Found mostly in Canada, these wolves sport coats from greys to browns to whites and blacks. Males typically weight between 75 to 80 pounds, while females usually way weigh 60 to 65. Both measure 5 to 5.5 feet in length and 2 to 3 feet in shoulder height.

Gray Wolf

Gray wolves have various coat colors with grays, whites, blacks, browns and creams. Females have smoother coats than males, but both sport thick, fluffy coats durable in the cold, with self-heating abilities. Adult grays can be 3.5 to 5 feet in length and about 2 feet in shoulder height. Their sense of smell is poor, but they have stellar nocturnal vision.

Himalayan Wolf

These light-colored wolves, many with grey patches and white or black around the face and chest, are found mostly in India and China. These rare wolves are not very aggressive, and quite easy going. There are only about 300 in the wild.

Iberian Wolf

Iberian wolves are thin wolves with shorter legs. Their coats are often a dark grey and brown color, but sometimes close to orange with white markings on the chin, cheeks,  chest, and underbelly. They weigh around 75 to 90 pounds, mainly inhabiting the plains and forests of Northwest Spain.

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Mackenzie Valley

This wolf stands 2.5 - 3 feet shoulder-length, is 5 - 7 feet in length, and weighs about 100 - 145 pounds. They have short, stocky legs built for traveling through snow or rocky mountains, and a deep chest for breathing in high altitudes. They also have large, thick necks that support a large skull, and this wolf has great stamina, able to travel up to 70 miles per day.

Rocky Mountain Wolf

This is a medium to large wolf, weighing 85 to 115 pounds. The largest on record was 145 pounds. This is a light-colored wolf sporting the typical black saddle marking on its back as well as a half mask on the face. This wolf has a much more flattened and narrow forehead .​

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Timber Wolf

Timber Wolf refers to any subspecies of the Gray Wolf. There is no actual subspecies of Gray Wolf called the Timber Wolf.

Yukon Wolf

This is the largest wolf subspecies. It weighs between 150 and 175 pounds, standing 5 to 7 feet in length . They have coats varying with darker colors such as blacks, grey, and browns, sometimes with whites mixed in.

Age Chart

PHYSICALLY

New born - 12 weeks = PUP

12 weeks to 1.5 years = TEEN

1.5 - 3 years = YOUNG ADULT

3 - 6 years - ADULT

6 - 11 years = ELDER

11 - 15 years = DEATH

MENTALLY

New born - 1.5 years = PUP

1.5 - 2.5 years = TEEN

3 - 5 years = YOUNG ADULT

5 - 8.5 years - ADULT

8.5 - 11 years = ELDER

11 - 15 years = DEATH

Development

of pups

  • 10 - 13 days: the eyes open

  • 3 weeks: the milk teeth appear, they start to explore the den

  • 4 - 5 weeks: short trips outside the den, begin to eat meat

  • 6 weeks: moving up to a mile from the den (with adult wolf)

  • 6 - 8 weeks: pups are weaned, traveling to rendezvous site.

  • 12 weeks: begin to travel with the pack on hunts (with adult wolves)

  • 15 - 28 weeks: milk teeth are replaced

  • 7 - 8 months: begin to hunt with the pack

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