Nothing brings the sense of the wild to you like listening to the wolves howl at night while camped beside a lake in Quebec or Ontario. The Gray Wolf is the largest of the dog-like mammals of North America. The length of the body from head to rump ranges from 44 to 48 inches and the tail adds another 12 to 20 inches. The Gray Wolf weighs between 70 to 120 pounds. Most Gray Wolves are grayish with scattered white, tan, or black hairs.
Some individuals are nearly black in color.
The tundra populations can be nearly white in color. Gray Wolves are dog-like in appearance and run with the tail held up in the air. The Gray Wolf shares some of its habitat, particularly in the western half of North America with the Coyote. The Coyote is a much smaller animal than the Gray Wolf with a length of 32 to 36 inches in length and a body weight of 20 to 50 pounds. The nose is longer and narrower than that of the Gray Wolf and slightly upturned.