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Wikipedia: The gray wolf or grey wolf (Canis lupus), often known simply as the wolf, is the largest wild member of the Canidae family. It is an ice age survivor originating during the Late Pleistocene around 300,000 years ago. DNA sequencing and genetic drift studies reaffirm that the gray wolf shares a common ancestry with the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris).
![[Wolf skull from the Museo del Lupo in Abruzzo National Park]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lupocranio_s.jpg "Wolf skull from the Museo del Lupo in Abruzzo National Park")
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![[Wolf following a brown bear]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Wolfbear_s.jpg "Wolf following a brown bear")
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from Mariomassone |
![[Illustration of the diseased jawbone of a young wolf from Oreston]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Britwolfjaw_s.jpg "Illustration of the diseased jawbone of a young wolf from Oreston")
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![[Size comparison of immature Russian lapdog from 1861 skull and St Bernard Skull]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Dog_skulls1_s.jpg "Size comparison of immature Russian lapdog from 1861 skull and St Bernard Skull")
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from Magnus_Manske |
 from :en:Messybeast |
![[A Russian wolf hunt, as portrayed on The wolf hunting by Nikolai Sverchkov]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Okhota_na_volka_s.jpg "A Russian wolf hunt, as portrayed on The wolf hunting by Nikolai Sverchkov")
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![[Single bull elk are vulnerable to predation by wolves.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Wolves_and_elk_s.jpg "Single bull elk are vulnerable to predation by wolves.")
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from Attis1979 |
![[The social group will often follow the alphas into every activity.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Wolf_pack_in_Yellowstone_NP_s.jpg "The social group will often follow the alphas into every activity.")
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![[Wolf barking at a brown bear]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ursus_arctos_2C_Canis_lupus_Juraparc_2C_Vallorbe_2C_Vaud_2C_Switzerland_20090822_jpg_s.jpg "Wolf barking at a brown bear")
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![[Wolves scent-roll to bring scents back to the pack]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Duma_roll_s.jpg "Wolves scent-roll to bring scents back to the pack")
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![[Wolf nursing her pups]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Nursing_wolf_s.jpg "Wolf nursing her pups")
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from Retron |
from Mariomassone |
![[An Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs), an example of the "southern" wolf clade]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Canis_lupus_female_head_s.jpg "An Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs), an example of the \"southern\" wolf clade")
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![[An Arabian wolf in a defensive posture]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Canis_lupus_arabic_s.jpg "An Arabian wolf in a defensive posture")
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from עמוס חכמון |
![[Howling adult wolf at the UK Wolf Conservation Trust]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Howlsnow_s.jpg "Howling adult wolf at the UK Wolf Conservation Trust")
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![[Skeleton from the Museo del Lupo in Abruzzo National Park]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lupusskeleton_s.jpg "Skeleton from the Museo del Lupo in Abruzzo National Park")
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from Retron |
from Mariomassone |
![[Captive wolves following hand gestures at the Wolf Science Center in Austria]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Eastern_wolves_WSC_s.jpg "Captive wolves following hand gestures at the Wolf Science Center in Austria")
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![[A Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus), an example of the "northern" wolf clade]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Grauwolf_P1130275_s.jpg "A Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus), an example of the \"northern\" wolf clade")
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from Amphibol |
![[Comparative illustration of wolf and dog tracks]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Wolfdogtracks_s.jpg "Comparative illustration of wolf and dog tracks")
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![[Wolf foot and nose, as illustrated in Pocock's The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Lupusfoot_s.jpg "Wolf foot and nose, as illustrated in Pocock's The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma")
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from הסיסמא123 |
from Magnus_Manske |
![[Skull of a Mexican wolf. Note the proportionately larger teeth than the dog's.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Mexicanwolfskull_s.jpg "Skull of a Mexican wolf. Note the proportionately larger teeth than the dog's.")
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