WolfThroughout the continents of Eurasia and North American primitive man evolved in association with wolves. Wolves competed with him as a hunter, and raided his flocks and herds. Inevitably, folklore became rich in tales of this powerful, resourceful creature. Europeans reached North American with their attitudes already formed. The wilderness pressed in upon their tiny settlements in constant threat and all energies were devoted to destroying it and turning its inexhaustible resources to use. Over vast areas of the continent the wolf went down with the wilderness before the unprecedented effectiveness of our technological attack on the ecology of a continent. Today, however, there is a great tide of concern over the consequences of our assault on the wild lands and wild creatures on the continent, and more and more biologists are devoting their knowledge and energy to searching studies of our land and its native biota. The wolf has been the subject of detailed study by a number of ecologists on this continent who make use of all the research devices now available. Much of our knowledge is very recent, is increasing rapidly, and has resulted from the work of a mere handful of keen, resourceful, and courageous students of wolf biology. This, the first book to attempt a complete account of the biology of the wolf, draws from years of field research and upon the rich literature from two continents. --From the foreword by Ian McTaggert Cowan |
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... feet. That moment was one of the triumphs of my life, for I had arranged the meeting, and the scheme had worked even better than I had hoped. Bush pilot Don Murray and I had been following a pack of fifteen wolves by air in Isle Royale ...
... feet. That moment was one of the triumphs of my life, for I had arranged the meeting, and the scheme had worked even better than I had hoped. Bush pilot Don Murray and I had been following a pack of fifteen wolves by air in Isle Royale ...
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... feet away. Both male and female did nothing but bark and howl in the distance until he left. Lois Crisler also reported that her husband once made off with a litter of pups, while the adult wolves just “bounded around crying.” An even ...
... feet away. Both male and female did nothing but bark and howl in the distance until he left. Lois Crisler also reported that her husband once made off with a litter of pups, while the adult wolves just “bounded around crying.” An even ...
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... feet from nose to tail tip, and females from 4.5 to 6.0 feet. Of this length the tail accounts for 13 to 20 inches. Most wolves stand 26 to 32 inches tall, although a few are a full 3 feet high at the shoulders. These and many ...
... feet from nose to tail tip, and females from 4.5 to 6.0 feet. Of this length the tail accounts for 13 to 20 inches. Most wolves stand 26 to 32 inches tall, although a few are a full 3 feet high at the shoulders. These and many ...
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... feet in length ( Dixon , 1934 ) . Wolves can maintain a chase for at least twenty minutes , although usually they do not make such a long pursuit at top speed . When a lengthy chase is ended , the wolves often rest for ten to fifteen ...
... feet in length ( Dixon , 1934 ) . Wolves can maintain a chase for at least twenty minutes , although usually they do not make such a long pursuit at top speed . When a lengthy chase is ended , the wolves often rest for ten to fifteen ...
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... feet longer and more compact , the inner digit became vestigial on the hind foot and much reduced on the fore foot , the tail became shorter , and the entire proportions began approaching those of the wolves and the foxes . From ...
... feet longer and more compact , the inner digit became vestigial on the hind foot and much reduced on the fore foot , the tail became shorter , and the entire proportions began approaching those of the wolves and the foxes . From ...
Contents
CHAPTER III SOCIAL ORDER EXPRESSION AND COMMUNICATION | |
CHAPTER IVREPRODUCTION AND FAMILY LIFE | |
CHAPTER VTHE WOLFS WANDERINGS | |
CHAPTER VIFOOD HABITS | |
CHAPTER IXEFFECTS OF WOLF PREDATION | |
CHAPTER XRELATIONS WITH NONPREY SPECIES | |
The Raven | |
CHAPTER XIFACTORS HARMFUL TO THE WOLF | |
Diseases and Physical Disorders | |
Social Stress | |
CHAPTER XIIFUTURE OF THE WOLF | |
APPENDIX ASubspecies of Wolves | |
Food Requirements and Consumption | |
Hamstringing | |
CHAPTER VIIISELECTION OF PREY | |
APPENDIX BManner of Calculating the Apparent Survival Rates Given in Table 6 | |
APPENDIX CScientific Names of Organisms Referred to in Text | |
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