Their fur colors vary from white to black, although brown, mixed with black, white, and tan is the most common color pattern. Wolves have long legs, large feet, and narrow chests. These adaptations help them to move through snow and thick underbrush. The large feet allow them a greater surface area to walk on in snowy and muddy terrain. Wolves often travel on and along game trails, dirt roads, shorelines, and even highways in the winter to avoid deep snows.
Wolves are highly socialized creatures.
They live in family groups called packs. A pack can consist of two to 26 individuals, with an average of seven to eight individuals per pack. The size of the pack depends on the quantity and quality of food, water, shelter, and space. The lead, or alpha, male and the lead, or alpha, female wolves mate in the early spring. An average of six pups are born 63 days later.