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AVERAGE WEIGHT
females: 60 to 80 pounds
males: 70 to 110 pounds
AVERAGE HEIGHT
26 to 32 inches
(at the shoulder)
AVERAGE LENGTH
females: 4.5 to 6 feet
(tip of nose to tip of tail)
males: 5 to 6.5 feet
LENGTH OF LIFE
up to 13 years in wild
(usually 6 to 8 years)
up to 16 years in captivity
AVERAGE FOOT SIZE
4 inches wide by 5 inches long
FUR COLOR
Gray, but can also be black or white
NUMBER OF TEETH
42 Teeth
BREEDING SEASON
February to March
GESTATION PERIOD
63 days
WEIGHT AT BIRTH
1 pound
LITTER SIZE
4 to 6 pups
PACK SIZE
2 to 30 or more
Average pack size
5 to 8
PACK TERRITORY SIZE
25 to 150 square miles in Minnesota
300 to 1,000 in Alaska and Canada
AVERAGE TRAVEL SPEED
5 miles per hour
SPRINTING SPEED
36 to 38 miles per hour
for short distances
COMMON FOOD
ungulates
(hoofed animals like deer, moose, caribou, elk, bison, musk-oxen)
MAIN THREATS TO SURVIVAL
loss of habitat due to destruction, development and encroachment by humans; persecution by humans
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