The main unit of a wolf social system is the wolf pack. This commonly consists of a pair of breeding wolves, their current offspring and additional yearlings or other young wolves. The Gray Wolf Factsheet Most Native Americans and Eskimos revered the gray wolf, trying to emulate its cunning and hunting abilities. However, it was the belief by western settlers that the wolf caused widespread livestock losses that led to its near extinction in the lower 48 states in the early part of the 20th Century. Under large scale predator control programs, wolves were hunted and killed with more passion and zeal than any other animal in United States history.
Wolves can be white, gray, black, brown, red, and yellow.
Usually, wolves are a combination of colors. The gray wolf is the largest of the canines. This page was last updated March 2000.