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The gray wolf is the largest wild member of the canid family, with males averaging 43–45 kg (95–99 lb), and females 36–38.5 kg (79–85 lb). [6] It is the most specialized member of its genus in the direction of carnivory and hunting large game.
A wolf or wolves were presumed to have killed a girl who had disappeared. [579] 1924 Ten people: Rabid: Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia: Two rabid wolves killed one person, and bit ten others who survived. [580] December 23, 1922 Three men† † Sturgeon River, Manitoba, Canada: Timber wolves killed a trapper and a bounty was placed on the animals.
Arabian wolves do not usually live in large packs, and instead hunt in pairs or in groups of about three or four animals. [22] [23] They are most frequently active around water sources at sunrise and mid-afternoon. [24] However, they more commonly travel at night. Due to food availability, Arabian wolves often associate with human settlements. [25]
The attacks were suspected to be carried out by a pack of six wolves. In August 2024, the Government of Uttar Pradesh launched Operation Bhediya to capture the wolves. As of 11 September 2024, at least ten people have been killed with more than 30 people injured in the suspected attacks by these wolves. Five of the wolves suspected to be behind ...
The Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) is a subspecies of gray wolf that ranges from Southwest Asia to the Indian subcontinent.It is intermediate in size between the Himalayan wolf and the Arabian wolf, and lacks the former's luxuriant winter coat due to it living in warmer conditions. [3]
Wolves are nocturnal predators. During the winter, a pack will commence hunting in the twilight or early evening and will hunt all night, traveling tens of kilometers. Sometimes hunting large prey occurs during the day. During the summer, wolves generally tend to hunt individually, ambushing their prey and rarely giving pursuit. [6]
An early study that coined the term "alpha wolf" had only observed unrelated adult wolves living in captivity. In the wild, wolf packs operate like families: parents are in charge until the young grow up and start their own families, and younger wolves do not overthrow an "alpha" to become the new leader. [43] [44] Bats are not blind.
A number of incidents involving aggressive wolves have occurred in Alert, Nunavut, where the wolves have lived in close proximity to the local weather station for decades and became habituated to humans. One of these wolves attacked 3 people, was shot, and tested positive for rabies. [20] Arctic wolf feeding on muskox carcass in Ellesmere Island