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The
Mexican Wolf:
The
Mexican wolf is the rarest and most
genetically distinct subspecies of the gray wolf in North
America (Department of Interior 1997). Natural history
information on the Mexican wolf is fragmented because
most of the wolves in the wild disappeared before any
research was conducted. Most of the information comes
from trapper journals and reports. Mexican wolves
typically weigh 70 to 90 lbs., average 4.5 to 5.5 feet
from nose to tail, and stand 28 to 32 inches at the
shoulder. They breed in late January through earlyMarch,
and give birth to an average of 4 to 6 pups about 63 days
later. They prefer mountain woodlands to desert, because
of the combination of cover, water, and available
prey (deer, elk, javelina, rabbits, and small mammals).
Since their prey is relatively small and less individuals
are needed to take down smaller prey, pack sizes were
probably smaller than their northern gray cousins. Packs
usually consist of 5 to 6 individuals. The formation of
the pack is based on the breeding pair and their recent
offspring living in a territory of several hundred square
miles.
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