How big is a female Arctic wolf?

Arctic Wolf Appearance and Behavior An adult Arctic wolf can weigh between 70 and 125 pounds. A 70-pound wolf is equal to the weight of 4 adult Dachshunds. They range between 2 to 3 feet tall and can be up to 5 feet long including their tail. Think of the average Christmas tree.

What do you call an Arctic wolf baby?

Arctic wolf babies are called pups. A female Arctic wolf can have between two and three babies a year. This is less than the grey wolf species, which has between four and six babies a year.

Do arctic wolves mate for life?

Life Cycle: Like gray wolves, arctic wolves mate for life and live in a socially complex pack dominated by an alpha pair. Arctic wolves will use sheltered rocky areas and gravel berms for whelping dens and remain there until the pups are several weeks old and able to travel alongside their parents.

Are arctic wolves bigger than GREY wolves?

Arctic wolves are smaller than grey wolves, They also have smaller ears and shorter muzzles to retain body heat. Length: about 1-1.8m, including tail. The arctic wolf lives mainly on muskox, Arctic hares and caribou.

Do arctic wolves change color?

In fact, most Arctic animals do not change color with the seasons at all, even species closely related to those that do. One theory is that a pale coat may have better insulating properties—because melanin, the substance responsible for colored hair, is absent from white fur, leaving air spaces in the hair shaft.

Are all wolves born deaf?

Wolves develop from pups at an incredible rate. Pups are born, in late April, after just a two-month pregnancy. They are born deaf, blind, and weigh no more than a can of soda pop.

Are wolf cubs born blind?

The breeding pair of wolves has a litter of pups that consists of four to six little ones on average. The pups, which are born blind and deaf, will stay for up to four weeks.