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Submitted: February 2, 2010
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Make:Canon
Model:Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Shutter Speed:1/400 second
Aperture:F/4.0
Focal Length:72 mm
ISO Speed:400
Date Taken:Jun 3, 2009, 1:40:31 PM

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A happy family...?by *woxys

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Wild Animals

Family of arctic wolves (canis lupus arctos, vlk arkticky) from ZOO Brno, Czech republic

quite low quality, I know - but I liked that moment

Story of the photo: they look like a happy family, do not they? In fact, Alex used to be alpha female and she gave birth to five pups this year. Only few days after this, Clair, beta female, also gave birth! She had 6 babies. The harmony in the pack was destroyed and Clair attacked and killed all five cubs of Alex, the alpha. Alex fortunately accepted the new situation and now both females take care of 6 cubs of Clair.
This picture was taken after Clair stopped feeding her pups. Now Alex is massaging belly of a cub to make it excrete well

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INFO ABOUT THE ANIMAL:

Name: Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos)
Location: Canadian Arctic and the northern parts of Greenland
Size: 1.8 m long, 79 cm high weight: 75 kg
Diet: Caribou, musk oxen, Arctic Hares, seals, ptarmigan, lemmings. Arctic wolves eat all their prey, also its bones and fur
Conservation status: common. They still live in the whole of its original range, because local conditions are too extreme for humans.
Interesting facts: mother gives birth to some 2-3 pups in May. Pups are born almost black – as they get older, colour of their fur turns to white. Adults are completely white, even in summer | arctic wolves live in the pack of some 7-10 members. Only alpha male and alpha female mate | arctic wolves have shorter ears and nose than other wolves species. They also have thicker fur, shorter legs | they do not run too fast, their advantage is persistence
ZOO: to see exhibit of arctic wolves, click Here

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