One of the most mysterious and amazing animals on the planet is the wolf. The ferocious predator demonstrates masterful skills during the hunt, and loyalty and care in the pack. People still cannot unravel the mystery of this beautiful animal. Read on for more exciting and interesting facts about wolves.
1. By detecting weather conditions, wolves are able to hear sound signals that sound at a distance of 9 kilometers.
2. Wolf blood, which the Vikings drank before the battle, raised morale.
3. The first images with wolves were found in caves that are 20,000 years old.
4. Wolves are able to distinguish more than 200 million smells.
5. Wolf cubs are always born with blue eyes.
6. She-wolf bears cubs for about 65 days.
7. Wolf cubs are always born blind and deaf.
8. Wolves are land predators.
9. In ancient times, wolves lived only in deserts and tropical forests.
10. A pack of wolves can include both 2-3 individuals, and 10 times more.
11. A wolf, which is very hungry, can eat about 10 kg of meat in one sitting.
12. Wolves can swim and they are able to swim 13 km.
13. The smallest representatives of the wolf family live in the Middle East.
14. Wolves communicate by howling.
15. Crows usually live where wolves live.
16. The Aztecs were treated with wolf liver for melancholy.
17. Inhabitants of European countries created a special powder based on wolf liver, due to which it was possible to alleviate the pain of childbirth.
18. Wolves are the first animals that came under the protection of endangered species.
19. Wolves prefer to eat their relatives who have fallen into a trap. Therefore, it is better for hunters to quickly take the wolf out of the trap.
20. Representatives of wolves can weigh 100 kg.
21. The hybrid of a wolf and a dog is a dog of the Volkosob breed. Moreover, the wolf was crossed with a German shepherd.
22. Although wolves are not considered carriers of rabies, they can pick it up from foxes and raccoons.
23. Coyotes attack people less.
24. Wolves eat prey alive, because they do not have anatomical weapons, thanks to which you can quickly kill the victim.
25. Wolves treat dogs only as their own prey.
26. Previously, Ireland was called the “Land of the Wolves” because there were many wolf packs.
27. The eyes of the wolf are endowed with a reflective layer that can glow at night.
28. Wolves are more responsive on movements than on sounds.
29. Black wolves appeared in the process of mating a domestic dog and gray wolves.
30. A deadly fight of wolves begins when several packs meet in the same territory.
31. When biting with their teeth, wolves create pressure up to 450 kg/cm.
32. Wolves are mysterious animals, which were revered by the Arabs, Romans and Indians.
33. These animals cannot be trained, even when in captivity.
34. Wolves are devoted companions of life to their soulmate.
35. Wolves change partners only if their partner is dead.
36. Usually, small wolf cubs are raised by females.
37. If the female falls asleep, then the male wolf guards her.
38. In each wolf pack there is a dominant pair, with which all other wolves take an example.
39. Wolves are lovers of freedom.
40. Wolves develop fear at the sight of fabric developing in the wind.
41. The claws of wolves are capable of grind off from touching the ground.
42. Wolves are very tenacious and hardy animals.
43. The activity of a wolf that does not receive food lasts for 10 days.
44. Wolf cubs at birth weigh 500 grams.
45. In Greece, there was a belief that one who eats a wolf becomes a vampire.
46. Germany is considered the first country to take protection of wolf packs.
47. Wolves have many facial movements.
48. The Japanese language ascribes the meaning of “great god” to the word “wolf”.
49. Howling wolves try to attract lonely females.
50. The scent and hearing of wolves is simply excellent.
51. Those representatives that live closer to the Equator will have less weight.
52. Wolves are able to run without stopping for 20 minutes.
53. In winter, wolf hair is very resistant to frost.
54. Wolves can breed when they reach the age of 2 years.
55. Newborn wolf cubs leave the den already 3 weeks after birth.
56. On average, a she-wolf gives birth to 5-6 cubs.
57. Usually, wolf cubs are born in the summer.
58. Wolf cubs in the first 4 months after birth can increase in size up to 30 times.
59. During the mating season, wolves are more aggressive.
60. A wolf’s sense of smell is 100 times stronger than human.
61. Wolves are colorblind.
62. The wolf who was kicked out of the pack or he left it himself is called a loner.
63. On Earth wolves have been living for more than 100 million years.
64. Each wolf has a different character: some are self-confident and daring, others are cautious.
65. Each pack of wolves hunts only on its own territory.
66. The tail of the wolves-leaders of the pack rises very high.
67. Showing tenderness for each other, the wolves rub their faces and lick their lips.
68. Most of all, wolves move in the spring.
69. Wolves are very attached to their own children.
70. In patriarchal times, wolves were compared to grooms who stole brides.
71. Hunting for wolves was considered the most popular hobby of the nobles people.
72. Wolves are able to respond to a person who imitates a howl.
73. When a wolf is anxious, he raises his head up.
74. Wolves breed only in winter.
75. The leaders of the wolf pack must constantly confirm their status.
76. Wolves are much smarter than dogs, because their brains are larger.
77. Wolves are not afraid of humans in the least.
78. Wolf howls can sound in different ranges.
79. Despite the fact that wolves are predatory animals, they also eat carrots and watermelons.
80. Arctic wolves do not attack deer as long as there is hope in their heart to swallow a mouse.
81. Newborn wolf cubs begin to be interested in the outside world early.
82. Wolves are not in vain considered “forest orderlies”, they clear the territory of sick and dead animals.
83. Even when death occurs wolves will try to save their neighbor.
84. Wolves were the heroes of films and legends.
85. Wolves are able to sense their prey at a distance of 1.5 km.
86. Black wolves have a greater resistance to infectious diseases.
87. She-wolves weigh about 5-10 kg less than males.
88. Wolf cubs, who are 1.5 months old, can already run away from danger.
89. In progress wolves feed on carrion.
90. Wolves can kill foxes, but they will not eat them.
91. Red wolves breed well in captivity.
92. The gray wolf has a large and heavy head.
93. Most of the wolf undercoat falls out in the spring, and grows in the fall.
94. Coyote wolves in the same lair live for several years.
95. Coyote wolves have a life expectancy of 10 years.
96. Respect for the leader of the wolf pack is shown by special facial movements of these animals.
97. Wolves in the den live in pairs.
98. When the teeth of a newborn wolf cub begin to erupt, the mother rubs his gums with her tongue.
99. In the process of hunting other animals wolves use the exhausting method.
100. Keeping a wolf in a kennel will not work, because he a short time can learn to open the lock.