The wolf is a mammal that is part of the genus Canis dog family. At one point, wolves lived all over the Northern Hemisphere. Now, these carnivors live in smaller areas of what used to be open, free land. The three main species of wolves are the gray wolf, red wolf, and coyote. Each species is quite different from the other.
Dogs and jackals are also members of the genus Canis. All the members of the Canis population can breed with each other and produce fertile offspring. Eskimos have bred wolves with dogs for a long time. This produces a strong style of dog that can pull sleds better. The Chrysocyon brachyurus is a canine that has a mane. It is not a real wolf, though most people think it is one. It lives in different forests of central South America. The Chrysocyon brachyurus has tall, skinny legs and a main that sticks up on its neck. Another member of the genus Canis is the strand wolf. Strand wolf is another name used for the brown hyena, which isn't a member of the canine species. It can be found on the continent of Africa. (http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0852593.html) |
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Wolves: In Relation to Human Beings |
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Wolves came about during the Ice Age in Eurasia. Human's also came around that time. They both then began to spread across the Earth. Human's and wolves have had many conflicts over time, but they never totally destroyed one another. They both had too much respect for each other. However, people started to change their mind about wolves after time. They started to live on agricultural farms and thought that the wolves should be gotten rid of. They thought it would keep the world a safer place. This resulted in almost all of the wolves where people live nowdays to be killed or forced to migrate. The land that once belonged to wolves is now owned my humans. Some places, however, are trying to bring back the wolves by giving them homes in reservations. These attempts are to help balance the wolves back into the wild and not become extinct.
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