Howling Wolf ... What is it?The usual image of the art book, part of the landscape, or a fragment of a nightmare?As practice shows, this may well be the first, and second and third.Let's try to talk about it, of course, unique and very interesting animals.
General description predator
According to scientists, our usual gray wolves - one of the largest, most elusive, powerful animals of the family Canidae.Each representative is inherent in a magnificent vision, stunning and rare hearing on the quality of smell.Also, do not forget about the amazing stamina described animals.
adult gray wolf can be up to 160 cm tall at the shoulder and up to 85 cm. Awesome, is not it?That is why the howling wolf is able to scare even the most courageous and brave traveler.
It should be noted that the weight of the animal is different depending on the place of residence.We can call just averages from 25 to 39 kg.Although in recent times there are individuals weighing up to 100 kg.Females usually weigh 5-10 kg less than the males.
winter, wolves covered with fluffy fur and big double coat, so that they can withstand temperatures up to - 40 ° C.
wolf pack consists of a wolf, wolf and cubs.Surprisingly, for the protection of these mammals can be combined into one huge pack.Wolf monogamous, so the couple maintained until the death of one partner.
These animals are able to breed with two years.Females give birth once a year.Pregnancy lasts for about two months, and the average litter - 5-6 pups.At birth, wolf pups weigh about 500 grams, but due to the fact that they grow very quickly, by the fall of the weight of the cubs increases 30 times.
These predators are considered to territorial animals.Therefore, if a wolf howling at the moon near your home or the infield, it is the same animal, each time being at nightfall.The aliens will not pass.
Feed the wolves mainly cloven-hoofed, but during the food shortage could have all life and even carrion.In the harsh winter flocks often attack injured or weak individuals of the species, and eat the bodies of dead relatives.
Surprisingly, these predators can hear sounds at great distances, swim and run very fast.
for communication and maintaining relationships in the pack wolves use many distinctive facial movements.
Interesting facts
Wolf can not, such as a snake or a scorpion, to kill the victim immediately, so a pack of attacking another living being and pulls a piece of flesh.
Raptors began to use human flesh in the Middle Ages, when Europe has progressed the plague, and people were not buried.Their corpses were eaten by wolves.Most of all, ever since the howling wolf began to inspire such intense fear, because it is the animal associated with illness and death.
It should be noted that, contrary to popular belief is sufficient, although the wolf and a distant relative of the dog, he sees it only as a food.
is dangerous for a human wolf
People refer to these predators in different ways, but always with admiration.Pictures of wolves howling at the moon, and then appear on the garments or the interior.
Wolves - carriers of various diseases.When an animal is infected with rabies, he, unlike other animals which become disoriented and lethargic, becomes aggressive when it may attack people.
course, the wolf is very dangerous, as it can fill up not only adult, but also the horse.On the hunt the animal always works immediately and silently.
However, you must understand that these predators will never attack a person without reason.Wolf kills only for two reasons: to feed itself and, according to instinct of self-preservation, in order to protect.
Some people believe wolves and did not hazardous.There is also the legend of the wolf, who brought up the child.The boy growled like a wolf, jumped in his arms and legs.
Why do wolves howl at the moon
Scientists have proved that the predator is not howling in the night light.Howl - it is the most important form of communication of these animals in the wild.With a wolf pack support cohesion, coordinating its actions, defending its territory, to submit relevant information and find relatives in unfamiliar territory.Howling lasts no more than 5 seconds, but because of the echo it seems that it sounds a very long time.
opinion that it is a wolf howling at the moon, spread due to the fact that when this happens, the animal always picks up the face, but in a quiet moonlit night in calm weather sounds can be heard very far.
What dreams Wolf Howling Wolf
dream denotes anger, deception and deceit, strong and dangerous enemy, a quarrel.If you dream of a wolf pack is a loss or damage, caught the beast - to ridicule and shame, killed - the victory over his enemies.If a dream felt watching the wolf with evil eyes, then in reality it means that the person has a lot of detractors, and some experts say if in a dream heard a wolf howl, is, among other things, could spell hardship and loneliness.
