Wolf Webquest
Name: ______________________
WOLVES
Please go to the National Wildlife Federation’s website: http://www.nwf.org/wildlife/wildlifelibrary/mammals/gray-wolf.aspx or my Sharepoint site if you don’t want to type in the url, to learn about
the Gray Wolf.
Across
2. When a wolf howls it is for this type of communication, which could bring a pack back together or let an
enemy know that they have entered the wolf’s territory
6. Which area do the wolves of the largest size live?
11. An average male wolf can weigh up to this amount
Down
1. Adult wolves can eat this amount of meat in one meal
3. Wolves eat meat such as deer, moose, beaver, and rodents therefore they are called
4. A wolf who is dancing and bowing indicates it is
5. The only pair to mate in the pack are the
7. In the wild the average life span of a wolf is ______ to 13 years, sometimes more
8. When a wolf barks it is to give a
9. Gray wolves can sometimes look like this breed of dog
10. Much of the communication that wolves use is to reinforce this in the pack
12. The alpha male is ______ over the entire pack
13. An average wolf’s body can be up to this size in length
14. Wolves live in these
15. What are the five ways that wolves communicate?
16. How might a wolf show that it is submissive to another?
17. What is the size of most wolf packs?
18. What is the fastest speed that a wolf can travel?
19. What happens when an adult reaches the age of 3?
20. How are the puppies in a wolf pack fed?
Website #2: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/wolves/bangs.html
21. What happened to the ecosystems of the Rocky Mountains when wolves were removed? Specifically what
happened to the coyotes and fox?
22. Based on the evidence found this website, which of these statements is probably true?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hard releases are better than soft releases.
Teenage wolves had a difficult time adjusting to Yellowstone.
Trappers in Alberta were fined for trapping wolves for their pelts.
Wolves were kept in the northern range of Yellowstone in order to cull the elk herd.
Click on the “What’s in a Howl” link
23. What is the primary function of the wolf’s howl?
24. What was the primary cause of death for wolves in Minnesota and how was it related to howling?
25. What is the universal sign for increasing aggressiveness in mammals?
26. Describe the Beau Geste Effect.
Click on the Wolf-Dog Connection Link. If the statement is false, explain why.
27. Dogs are descended mostly from wolves, jackals, and coyotes.
Explain:
True
28. The dog was first domesticated in the early 1500s.
Explain:
29. There are about 40 species of dogs in the family, Canidae.
Explain:
False
True
True
30. About 80 breeds of domesticated dogs exist today.
Explain:
False
False
True
False
31. An adult dog and wolf of the same weight will have different size heads. True
Explain:
False
32. Dogs and wolves bark for some of the same reasons.
Explain:
False
True
33. Dogs and wolves rely equally on visual communication.
Explain:
True
False
34. Wolf hybrids must be licensed and vaccinated for rabies.
Explain:
True
False
Website #3: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/sled-dogs-an-alaskan-epic/introduction/3146/
35. How much do the best sled dogs weigh? _____________________
36. How do mushers safeguard the feet of their huskies?