Wolves are the size of Ggerman Shepherds - same weight and body mass; just taller because they have longer legs - and a lot fluffier, especially in winter coat like this one is.
Nobody fights off a pack of wolves; they avoid humans like the plague. There's never been a documented wolf attack by a real healthy wolf unless it was a solo one that was completely rabid, much less an entire pack.
As soon as they catch sight of humans they bolt - often long before, because they can hear and smell you long before you get within eyesight of one and their camouflage skills are off the charts.
No they don't. The largest on record is about 160, though lots of people lie with undocumented claims and some even stuff wolf carcasses they've shot with rocks and stitch them back up to make them significantly heavier than they are.
I know trappers personally.
Most cases of large wolves are recordered from Alberta including one that was 230/lb.
SK north is barely touched, I can promise you we have some "monster" wolves.
Sorry to say, they just don't exist - your trapper buddies are exaggerating, and drastically.
Captive-bred Wolfdogs mixed with Giant Alaskan Malamutes tend to be the largest ever seen, sometimes topping 150 pounds, but rarely.
There's no such thing as a 200+ pound wolf. The largest ever recorded to be accurate was 175 pounds, and it was a freak of nature -- the vast majority never get past 130lbs even for a large male.
They are usually between 90 and 100 pounds but are tall and have a lot of fur, especially in the winter, that makes them look bigger. This one looks like it is above average in size though.
Bro you would be surprised current "purebred" german shepards are HUGE. Police gogs are usually belgian malinois or *i forget* shepards, which are as big as german shepards were idk how many years ago
I remember 4 years ago. It was the sadest I've ever been. just 3 months earlier we went outside to find that my bab died, and now it was my gog. just heartbreaking.
**putincanmeltcrimea used "*roll picture*"** **putincanmeltcrimea rolled image**they usually weigh around 35-40kg and are 80-90cm tall although i think they caught some specimen in alaska and russia that were as big as a great dane. being alone in the forests of eastern europe is no fun.
My grandma has a dog that has wolf lineage. He also has black lab in him. He is about this size, maybe a bit smaller, but also pitch black with nearly white eyes. If it weren't for the fact he is completely retarded and the kind of dog you could kick in the face and he would lick your foot afterwards, then he would be scary as **** .
They're not normally this big. Like the other guy said, Eurasian wolves (largest subspecies) average at around 40 kg. I'm guessing that
1. It was born and raised in captivity, making it larger.
2. The girl is small herself, making the wolf look a little bit bigger by comparison.
3. It just happens to be an abnormally large wolf.
>average around 40kg
I don't care if this one is unusually large, thank **** moose have been keeping North American wolves at a less ******** size. If they were that big here I don't think the Vikings would have found any natives when they arrived.
Live in Sweden and never seen a wolf irl, thought the same as you.
On a road in the middle of then night and see 2 eyes glowing in the trees next to the road so i slow down thinking it's a Caribou. Out walks a huge ass ******* wolf and crosses the road, never thought they were so ******* huge...
I heard that wolves do this a sign of respect for their pack leader or show of submission. Like if you don't do this they can turn hostile or unfriendly to you if you don't let them.
So yeah, unless you want to make the giant wolf agitated, get used to wolf mouth kissing.
My step dad had a couple wolf dogs. Very cool animals. But what he understood and what you have to understand is that you have to be dominant with them. Make them know you're the pack leader. First time they bit him, actually snapped at him, he lifted them up by the scruff and flung their asses into his pond. They never acted up after that. And both of them did it right after they'd grown out of the puppy stage.
Your dad had a couple of huskies more like, not wolfdogs.
Any wolfdog of significant content (more than like 20%) is not going to be obedient because you're "da alfa" with it -- if anything they'll be aloof and fearful with you because they don't trust you.
They're not stupid enough to think you're a fellow canine, so when you try to act like how YOU perceive a dominant canine to act, they just see you being an **************** human.
Oh, and FYI, wolfdogs don't submit to dominant dogs; in fact if they're the same sex, you can expect a fight to the death 10 times out of 10.
That's why people keep them in pairs of one male and one female once they reach sexual maturity, no exceptions unless you want to end up burying one of them.
Source: 10+ years of working with real wolfdogs, pic related.
Yeah no you haven't, lol. You had a german shepherd mix with extremely minimal or no wolf in it whatsoever, I'd bet my life on it.
Wolves aren't protective, nor "loyal" by most peoples' standards -- they're timid, aloof and expect YOU to protect THEM and if confronted with anything that might even be a possible threat, they'll **** and/or piss themselves while bolting in the opposite direction.
No such thing as a real wolf that will protect you or your home - just wolfy-looking dogs that people are too ignorant to tell apart from a wolf.
A "loyal" wolf is one that will trust you and you alone to allow you to touch it, and no one else can get close because they're so shy, timid and fearful of new people or experiences.
If someone comes sprinting at you with a machete, they won't bravely put themselves in harm's way to shield you and fend off your attacker -- they'll get outta dodge so fast they may well have teleported leaving nothing behind but a puddle of urine and some strands of fur, lol.
I sometimes wonder to myself if I were to have to survive in the arctic if I could fend off wolves, then I see videos like this and it completely wipes away any confidence in my survival abilities
It's easy to see wolves as dicks when you're tresspassing their territory, being an asshole to them or are seen as potential meal.
Gotta remember wolves live in packs, they are accomodated to work in groups and cooperate. While dogs have submissive tendencies, wolves don't submit - they cooperate. You can live with them, but you're never a master, you're just one of them. If you know that, you can try to be one of them, with enough patience and balls.
Wolves are ******* cute, too.
What experience do you have with wolves to know this? Especially regarding them "seeing you as a potential meal" or "wolves don't submit"? Just wondering.
If I only relied on what I experienced myself I wouldnt know how to add, and I would never come up with a way to do so.
There's this thing called books.
I worry about the accuracy of any books that promote either of those views, and would wonder if the author(s) ever met a real wolf in their lives tbh. : /