For whatever happens to the beasts, soon happens to man. With the exception of the head, a wolf is shaped like a large German Shepherd. The length of a wolf from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail is approximately 47 to 79 inches with some wolves being as long as 94 inches. The average weight of a wolf, male or female, is between 77 to 100 pounds with males having a weight range of 44 to 176 pounds and females having a weight range of 40 to 121 pounds. The length of the wolf's fur, during the winter months, is approximately 2 to 2.5 inches and the mane is approximately 4 to 5 inches.
Wolves shed their fur once a year.
This usually occurs sometime during early to late spring depending on the local climate. A wolf can be anything from completely white, such as an arctic wolf, to completely black, such as some timber wolves. However, the majority of wolves are a mixture of grey, black, white, yellow and red. Also, wolves in the same locale generally are the same color. The front paws of a wolf are larger than its back paws.