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Baffin Island wolf |
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He is a wild animal |
Origin |
Baffin Island (Canada) | |
Translation |
Francis Vandersteen |
| The possession of this animal is not authorized Royal Decree establishing the list of mammals not kept for production purposes that may be kept (M.B. 24.08.2009) |
| It wasn't until 1943 that the Baffin Island wolf was recognized as a distinct subspecies by zoologist Rudolph Martin Anderson. Its trinomial name, Canis lupus manningi, was borrowed from zoologist Thomas Henry Manning, OC, who had mapped the island for a year and a half. Baffin Island wolves are found exclusively on Baffin Island and a few small adjacent islands. The Baffin Island wolf is the smallest of all Arctic wolves. It has a thick white coat that makes it appear larger than it really is. Baffin Island wolves are omnivorous creatures and will eat just about anything if they're hungry enough. However, their main food sources are lemmings, barren-ground caribou and Arctic hare. They often hunt alone, or as a male and female pack. The Baffin Island wolf is on the endangered species list. |
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