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http://www.outdooralabama.com/watchable-wildlife/what/Mammals/Carnivores/rw.cfm
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Canis rufus
OTHER NAMES: Brush Wolf
DESCRIPTION: A red wolf is a medium sized wild canid that is 3 to 4 feet long and weighs 40 to 90 lbs. It is much larger and more robust than the more common coyote. The pelage is a coarse tawny-cinnamon mixed with gray and black along the sides. A darker shade of gray and black is evident along the back. The legs are longer and the feet and ears are larger than the coyote. Neck and nose are usually white and the tail is bushy with a black tip. Its nose, ears, neck and outer surfaces of the legs are tawny
http://www.angelfire.com/ky2/forestfriends/redwolf.html
Quick Facts
ORIGINAL HABITAT: Throughout Southeastern United States. By the 1980's, red wolves were found only in coastal Texas and Louisiana.
RELOCATION HABITATS: Alligator River Wildlife Reserve in North Carolina, the Great Smokey Mountains of Tennessee, some islands off the coast of Florida , Mississippi & S. Carolina.
NATURAL CURRENT HABITATS: Anahuac National Park in Texas, {some sources claim native populations in Louisiana and the west Alabama wetlands, but these animals may be red wolf hybrids}
SIZE: 35-90 pounds, 4-5 feet long, 2-2.5 feet high at shoulder.
DIET: Small rodents and mammals- rabbits, white-tail deer where available, squirrels, crayfish, insects.
BREEDING: Mates twice a year with litters of 3-7 cubs. High infant mortaility rate.
LIFESPAN: 8-16 in the wild, up to 20 in captivity.
BREEDING: Mates twice a year with litters of 3-7 cubs. High infant mortaility rate.
STATUS: Extremely endangered, almost extinct.
ESTIMATED NUMBERS: Around 300, most in captivity.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Canis rufus
OTHER NAMES: Brush Wolf
DESCRIPTION: A red wolf is a medium sized wild canid that is 3 to 4 feet long and weighs 40 to 90 lbs. It is much larger and more robust than the more common coyote. The pelage is a coarse tawny-cinnamon mixed with gray and black along the sides. A darker shade of gray and black is evident along the back. The legs are longer and the feet and ears are larger than the coyote. Neck and nose are usually white and the tail is bushy with a black tip. Its nose, ears, neck and outer surfaces of the legs are tawny
http://www.angelfire.com/ky2/forestfriends/redwolf.html
Quick Facts
ORIGINAL HABITAT: Throughout Southeastern United States. By the 1980's, red wolves were found only in coastal Texas and Louisiana.
RELOCATION HABITATS: Alligator River Wildlife Reserve in North Carolina, the Great Smokey Mountains of Tennessee, some islands off the coast of Florida , Mississippi & S. Carolina.
NATURAL CURRENT HABITATS: Anahuac National Park in Texas, {some sources claim native populations in Louisiana and the west Alabama wetlands, but these animals may be red wolf hybrids}
SIZE: 35-90 pounds, 4-5 feet long, 2-2.5 feet high at shoulder.
DIET: Small rodents and mammals- rabbits, white-tail deer where available, squirrels, crayfish, insects.
BREEDING: Mates twice a year with litters of 3-7 cubs. High infant mortaility rate.
LIFESPAN: 8-16 in the wild, up to 20 in captivity.
BREEDING: Mates twice a year with litters of 3-7 cubs. High infant mortaility rate.
STATUS: Extremely endangered, almost extinct.
ESTIMATED NUMBERS: Around 300, most in captivity.
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