The Life of Animals | Arctic Wolf | The Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos), also Called Polar Wolf or White Wolf, is a species of mammal of the Canidae family, and a subspecies of the Gray Wolf. Arctic Wolves inhabit the Canadian Arctic, Alaska and the northern parts of Greenland. The Arctic Wolf inhabits the northern part of Greenland, the Canadian Arctic and parts of Alaska. Arctic wolves live on the islands of the Canadian Arctic, and the north coast of Greenland, roughly north of 70 ° North latitude.
The Arctic Wolf can withstand the arctic weather. Arctic Wolves usually travel in packs of 2 to 20. They live in small family groups: a breeding pair (alpha male and female) and Their pups. Lone Arctic Wolves are young males have left That Their pack to seek Their own territories. Having found an abandoned territory, a lone Arctic Wolf Will claim it by marking the territory with its scent, then gather other lone wolves into its pack. When the female is pregnant, She leaves the pack to dig a den to raise her pups. Like all wolves, Arctic Wolves hunt in packs, preying on caribou and muskoxen Mainly, but also Arctic Hares, seals, Ptarmigan and lemmings, and Smaller animals Such as Waterfowl To eat rodents Their They must pick up the scent and find the entrance to Their tiny dens to flush them out.
Wolves almost never attack Humans. Adult wolves have 42 teeth, Their main weapon in hunting. They swallow food in large chunks, barely chewing it. Wolves can eat up to 20 pounds (9 kg) of meat at one meal. When They return from the hunt, wolves regurgitate some of the food for the hungry pups
Due to the Arctic's permafrost soil and the difficulty it poses for digging dens, Arctic Wolves Often use rock outcroppings, caves or even shallow depressions as dens instead. Other wolves in the pack may take care of the mother's pups until She returns with food.
