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Mongolian wolf in Dalian Forest Zoo, northern China. Gray described the type specimen from Chinese Tartary as follows: . The fur fulvous, on the back longer, rigid, with intermixed black and gray hairs; the throat, chest, belly, and inside of the legs pure white; head pale gray-brown; forehead grizzled with short black and gray hairs.
The wolf population in Mongolia suffered quite intensive hunting periods in the early years of the 20th century, with up to 18,000 wolves being killed each year in the 1930s and 1940s, under the big and wide-range wolf hunts fostered and planned by the government.
This wolf is recognized as a subspecies of Canis lupus in the taxonomic authority Mammal Species of the World (2005). [3]Because of its overlapping range with the Mexican wolf (C. l. baileyi), along with the Texas wolf (C. l. monstrabilis), it was proposed by biologists Bogan and Mehlhop for the Mogollon mountain wolf and the Texas wolf to be considered subspecies as the Mexican wolf.
In Mongolian folk medicine, eating the intestines of a wolf is said to alleviate chronic indigestion, while sprinkling food with powdered wolf rectum is said to cure hemorrhoids. [46] Mongol mythology explains the wolf's occasional habit of surplus killing by pointing to their traditional creation story.
But in the interest of adding science and facts to the discussion, I'd like to draw everyone's attention to the Voyageurs Wolf Project. The project, led by Thomas Gable, has been collecting data ...
Since 1973, the gray wolf has been on and off the federal government's endangered species list. When the wolves are on the list, advocates say the protections help wolves' place in the natural ...
The Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus chanco) is a canine of debated taxonomy. [3] It is distinguished by its genetic markers, with mitochondrial DNA indicating that it is genetically basal to the Holarctic grey wolf, genetically the same wolf as the Tibetan and Mongolian wolf, [4] [5] [3] and has an association with the African wolf (Canis lupaster).
The wildlife of Mongolia consists of flora, fauna and funga found in the harsh habitats dictated by the diverse climatic conditions found throughout the country. In the north, there are salty marshes and fresh-water sources.