Iberian wolf

Iberian wolf

Popular Name: Iberian Wolf.

Scientific Name: Canis Lupus Signatus

Geographical Distribution: North of the Iberian Peninsula.

Natural Habitat: Forests.

Eating Habits: The food is very varied, depending on the presence or absence of wild prey and various types of grazing present in each region. The main wild prey of the wolf is the wild boar, roe deer and deer, and domestic preys are the most common sheep, goat, horse and cow. Also occasionally kill and eat dogs and harnesses corpses lying.

Size: Length: 1,10 m to 1,40 m(without the tail.)

         Height: 70cm

         Weight: 25 kg to 40 kg

Gestation period: About 2 Months.

Number of pups: 3 to 8

Average lifetime: Live up to 15 years.

Conservation status of the species: The causes of the decline of the wolf are your direct persecution and extermination of their wild prey. The decline is now compounded by the fragmentation and habitat destruction and the increasing number of stray dogs / feral.

Curiosities about the Iberian Wolf:

• It is estimated that live in Iberia between 1500 to 2000 wolves.       

• Your hair has many colors, they are all mixed: white, black, gray, gray, ocher and brown.

• In winter, it is more hairy (to better combat the cold). In summer, the Iberian wolf has less hair and this is another short one (thus supporting heat better!).