The Wolf Almanac. - book reviews

No other wolf resource offers this level of detail, Evolution, distribution, anatomy physiology are illuminated by sections on wolf behavior and on the wolf's historical conflict with human hunters, fur trappers, and cattlemen. The Wolf Almanac has a unique section on populations and recovery efforts in Europe and Asia, and a comprehensive survey of activist groups, legislation, and captive breeding and recovery programs in the US.

The gray wolf was classified as Canis lupus by the Swedish scientist Carl von Linne (or, in Latin, Carolus Linnaeus) in 1758.

Kingdom Animalia (all animals) Phylum Chordata (animals

with notochords) Subphylum Vertebrata (animals

with a skeleton of

bone or cartilage) Class Mammalia (mammals) Subclass Eutheria (placental

mammals) Order Carnivora (carnivores) Family Canidae (dog family) Genus Canis (dogs) Species lupus (gray wolf)

The raven, scavenger of food of all types, will often follow wolf packs in hopes of morsels of food. And wolves have learned to watch for circling ravens as a sign of possible food below. But there seems to be more than just a symbiosis based on food between the two species ...

In Arctic Wild, Lois Crisler states her belief that "ravens and wolves just liked each other's company." She described one play session between the two species, with the raven diving at the wolves and jumping around just out of reach. "He played this raven tag for ten minutes at a time. If the wolves ever tired of it, he sat squawking till they came over to him again."

Indian Wolf Names

High Wolf - Lakota Little Wolf - Cheyenne Mad Wolf - Seminole Sleeping Wolf - Kiowa Wolf Eyes - Hidatsa Wolf Face - Apache Wolf Goes to Drink - Crow Wolf in the Water - Blood Wolf Leg - Blackfoot Wolf Necklace - Palouse Wolf Robe - Acoma Wolf Tail - Peigan Wolf Teeth - Stoney Yellow Wolf - Nez Perce

The Largest Exporters(*) of Wolf Pelts, 1980-1986

Canada Soviet Union Mongolia Korea China Germany Denmark United States Sweden El Salvador Albania Great Britain

(*) Note: Many of these countries have no native wolf populations. Exported wolf pelts have therefore been rerouted from other origins. The skins exported from Korea and Albania may actually have originated in the Soviet Union, for example.

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