Arctic wolf
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ARCTIC WOLF, POLAR WOLF, WHITE
WOLF
• Weight: 45-70kg
• They are not fast runners.
• They hunt in packs.
• They prey mainly on caribou and muskoxen, but
also arctic hares, seals, ptarmigan, lemmings and
smaller animals such as waterfowl.
ARCTIC WOLVES ARE SMALLER THAN GREY WOLVES, THEY ALSO
HAVE SMALLER EARS AND SHORTER MUZZLES TO RETAIN BODY
HEAT.
GREY WOLF ARCTIC WOLF
HABITAT AND DISTRIBUTION
• They have lived in North
America
for more than two million years.
• The arctic wolf inhabits the
Canadian Arctic and the islands,
parts of Alaska and northern