WOLF'S CRY
The lonely wolf cries out... with a howl that can be heard for miles around.
As he looks up into the Heavens, the moons light catches the steamy breath coming from his mouth.
His ice blue eyes filled with discontent.
The winds of change blow hard against his thick gray fur.
His howling at times, sounds more like yelping.
As if his heart is crying out for the pain to stop eating away at his soul...
~Maverick~
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THE CRY OF THE WOLF
Welcome to my Wolf site!
The Fur
Wolves change their fur once a year. After the cold winter it drops the longer haired winter coat so that the short summer coat grows in, when the wolf need coolness. As winter nears, the fur has grown long again, protecting the wolf from the cold. Wolves have two coats of fur: the undercoat, thick and wool like, trapping in air to help keep the wolf warm, and the overcoat, long, coarse, hollow hairs, adding to the wolfs insulation against the cold.
The length of the winter fur is 2.5 to 3 inches in length, the mane growing to about 5 to 6 inches. This thick fur is good protection against the cold and allows wolves to survive in very low temperatures. In the summer days the shorter hair allows greater perspiration, thus greater degree of cooling. All the hair in the mane is connected to muscles that makes it possible for the wolf to raise its hair to look threatening etc. This ability is important in communication to other wolves and other animals or potential threats.
Color
The color of a wolf's coat is greatly dependant upon the environment. Most commonly, gray fur with small areas of white, black, yellow and brown hairs. Arctic Wolves can be totally white, while most Timber Wolf cubs are born soot black, and stay that way until they mature to about a year old.. In between you will find wolves in the colors grey, black, brown, white, yellow and red. You will find wolves from a similar region to be colored in the same manner, however specific markings are genetic.
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