Cool Facts About Gray Wolves?

1. The largest wild members of the dog family
2. Grey wolf is the same as timber wolf
3. Gray wolves live in a variety of habitats including forests, grasslands, deserts and tundra and are found on three continents, North America, Europe and Asia.
4. They have two layers of fur
5. Gray wolves live about six to eight years, and sometimes up to 13 years. In zoos, they may live up to 17 years.
6. Adult gray wolves have 42 teeth
7. Not all gray wolves are gray in color. Gray wolves can be white, brown, black and cinnamon too.
8. They live, feed and hunt in packs from 2 to 36 members in size
9. A dominant pair, alpha male and alpha female, lead each wolf pack.
10. Gray wolves are predators not prey