General Information:
Mexican Wolves (Canis lupus baileyi) are big dogs with a long snout and a tail that is bushier than most domestic dogs. The color generally is rusty with black on the back. The Mexican Wolf is a subspecies of the Gray Wolf and is smaller than its northern cousins (about the size of a domestic German Shepard dog).
Taxonomy: Mammalia (mammals), Carnivora (flesh eaters), Canidae (dogs)
Technical Description: Head and body to 5 ft; weight to 80 pounds.
Breeding: Live and breed under a complex social system.
Diet: Wolves eat anything that doesn't run faster than they do, but their diet mainly consists of ground squirrels, rabbits, carrion (the meat of dead animals), deer, and plant matter. |