Tundra Wolf

Size and Weight
The Tundra Wolf, also known as the Turukhan wolf, is a subspecies of gray wolf native to Eurasia's tundra and forest-tundra zones from Finland to the Kamchatka Peninsula. It was first described in 1792 by Robert Kerr, who described it as living around the Yenisei, and of having a highly valued pelt.

It is a large subspecies, with adult males measuring 118–137 cm (46.5–54 in) in body length, and females 112–136 cm (44–53.5 in). Although often written to be larger than C. l. lupus, this is untrue, as heavier members of the latter subspecies have been recorded.

The average weight is 40–49 kg (88–108 lb) for males, and 36.6–41 kg (81–90 lb) for females. The highest weight recorded among 500 wolves caught in the Taymyr Peninsula and the Kanin Peninsula during 1951-1961 was from an old male killed on the Taymyr at the north of the Dudypta River weighing 52 kg (115 lb).

Appearance

 * The fur is very long, dense, fluffy and soft, and is usually light and grey in color. The lower fur is lead-grey and the upper fur is reddish-grey.
 * It is also very white like the White Pomernarian dog.

Information
Tundra wolves are carnivorous. The largest animal they target is the musk oxen, followed by the caribou. Smaller prey includes snow geese, ptarmigan, small rodents, beavers and arctic hares. The tundra wolf has great stamina and is able to wear large prey down over distance, rather than overcoming with speed and power.

In winter it feeds almost exclusively on female or young wild and domestic reindeer, though hares, arctic foxes and other animals are sometimes targeted. The stomach contents of 74 wolves caught in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug in the 1950s were found to consist of 93.1% reindeer remains. In the summer period, tundra wolves feed extensively on birds and small rodents, as well as newborn reindeer calves.

Trivia

 * They are most populated in Canada, with 60,000 living.
 * Tundra wolves are highly intelligent and social, and use cooperative hunting techniques within their packs to succeed in killing prey up to 10 times the size of an individual wolf.
 * They are strictly carnivores, but their diet depends on their geographic range and the availability of various prey animals.
 * The Trunda Wolf generally rests in river valleys, thickets and forest clearings.
 * They look somewhat like a artic wolf, yet fluffy.