AreWolves Really Big and Bad

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AreWolves Really Big and Bad?
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This is the big bad wolf.
He is in the story "The Three Little Pigs."
Is he in any other stories we have read?
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There are several types of wolves.
This is a gray wolf.
This is a red wolf.
This is an arctic wolf.
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A wolf is like a dog.
Large Ears
Thick fur gray, brown, tan, black, and white
Long bushy tail, often black tipped
Large, sharp teeth
Long legs
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Pups born at the same time are called a litter.
How big are the pups when they are born?
This is the father and mother of the pack.
What are their special names?
Wolves live in families called packs.
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The arctic wolf lives in the Canadian arctic.
Where do wolves live?
Where does the red wolf live?
The gray wolf lives in the Northern United States.
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What do wolves eat?
Wolves are carnivores. Carnivores eat meat.
Wolves eat deer, rabbits, and small rodents like
mice. Wolves even eat insects when food is hard
to find.
Sometimes wolves have eaten sheep or cows.
Farmers do not like wolves.
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Wolves howl to communicate with one another.
Do wolves howl at the moon?
Why do wolves howl?

• Wolves howl for many reasons.
• They howl to find one another.
• They howl to warn one another.
• Sometimes, they howl just for fun.

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AreWolves Really Big and Bad?
No, they are wild animals that deserve our
respect and our help.
Let's go exploring!