The wolf is a predatory mammal that belongs to the carnivorous order, the canine family (canine, wolf).
The Russian word "wolf" is consonant with some Slavic names of the beast: Bulgarians call the predator Vylk, Serbs - Vuk, Ukrainians - Vovk. The origin of the name goes back to the Old Slavonic word "vylk", meaning to drag, drag away. Most wolves are predators of medium and large size, the largest are gray and polar wolves: their height at the withers can reach 85 cm, and the length of the body, excluding the tail, is 150- 160 cm. The size and weight of predators fully comply with Bergman's rule: the harsher the habitat, the larger the animal, so the largest wolves weighing up to 85-90 kg live in Siberia, although the average weight of a wolf is about 35-50 kg. The smallest are Arabian wolves, their maximum height at the withers is only 66 cm, and the weight of females does not exceed 10 kg. In any species of wolves, females are smaller than males.
The wolf is a predatory mammal that belongs to the carnivorous order, the canine family (canine, wolf).
The Russian word "wolf" is consonant with some Slavic names of the beast: Bulgarians call the predator Vylk, Serbs - Vuk, Ukrainians - Vovk. The origin of the name goes back to the Old Slavonic word "vylk", meaning to drag, drag away. Most wolves are predators of medium and large size, the largest are gray and polar wolves: their height at the withers can reach 85 cm, and the length of the body, excluding the tail, is 150- 160 cm. The size and weight of predators fully comply with Bergman's rule: the harsher the habitat, the larger the animal, so the largest wolves weighing up to 85-90 kg live in Siberia, although the average weight of a wolf is about 35-50 kg. The smallest are Arabian wolves, their maximum height at the withers is only 66 cm, and the weight of females does not exceed 10 kg. In any species of wolves, females are smaller than males.