Wolves
Introduction to Wolves
The wolf is a predator at the top of the food chain. There is evidence that wolves have been in existence since the Pleistocene age some 300,000 years ago. The wolf is in the tales and legends of many cultures; they are famous for their dedication to the pack and for mostly monogamous pairing. Wolves live, travel and hunt in packs of 4-7 animals on average. It is thought the gray wolf, or timber wolf (Canis lupus) may have been the ancestor of our modern day dogs.
The wolf is the largest member of the canine family. Read about the Mexican Gray Wolf, and some up close wolf encounters, and a visit to a wolf center.
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Wolf Information The Mexican Gray Wolf
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The
Bobcat
Despite its pussycat appearance when seen in repose, the bobcat is quite fierce
and is equipped to kill animals as large as deer. However, food habit studies
have shown bobcats subsist on a diet of rabbits, ground squirrels, mice, pocket
gophers and wood rats. Join us as we watch this sleepy bobcat show his teeth.
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Ferret
The ferret - slender, slinky, swift and agile - bears a Zorro-like mask across
its eyes. It most likely emigrated from Siberia to the Americas across the Bering
Strait land bridge early in the Ice Ages, and established itself as a fearful
nighttime presence in the prairie dog towns of the Great Plains.
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