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Timber wolf, timberwolf, timber wolves, or timberwolves might refer to:
Grey wolf howling - timber wolf stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images. Alpha female Gray Wolf Grey Wolf with subordinate males, Montana, USA. An European grey wolf is pictured in the animal park of Sainte-Croix, on December 12 in Rhodes, eastern France. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-CHRISTOPHE VERHAEGEN. Wolf Characteristics Wolves have many ways in which they behave and communicate with each other. Wolves have a variety of expressions and moods that can be defined by subtle body movements like a shift in body weight to more obvious ones such as rolling on their backs on the floor in a submissive position.
Animals[edit]
- Any of several subspecies of Canis lupus, which inhabits forested areas, especially:
- Eastern wolf, also known as the eastern timber wolf
- Northern Rocky Mountain wolf, a timber wolf that inhabits the northern Rocky Mountains
- Northwestern wolf, also known as the Mackenzie Valley wolf, Alaskan timber wolf, Canadian timber wolf, or northern timber wolf
Arts and entertainment[edit]
Film[edit]
- The Timber Wolf, a 1925 American silent western film directed by W. S. Van Dyke
Rides[edit]
- Timber Wolf (roller coaster), at Worlds of Fun, Kansas City, Missouri
- Timberwolf Falls, a water ride at Canada's Wonderland
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Military[edit]
- C14 Timberwolf, a sniper rifle
- IMI Timber Wolf, a pump-action carbine
- 104th Infantry Division (United States), the 'Timberwolf Division'
Sport[edit]
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- Minnesota Timberwolves, a National Basketball Association franchise
- Miramichi Timberwolves, a Maritime Junior Hockey League team
- Northwood Timberwolves, teams of Northwood University
- Timberwolves, teams of Canadian International School of Hong Kong
- Spruce Timberwolves, teams of H. Grady Spruce High School
- Timpanogos Timberwolves, teams of Timpanogos High School
- Lake City Timberwolves, teams of Lake City High School
- Chiles Timberwolves, teams of Chiles High School in Tallahassee, FL
- Fort Bragg Timberwolves, teams of Fort Bragg High School
- Blue Valley Southwest Timberwolves, teams of Blue Valley Southwest Highschool
Other uses[edit]
- Timber Wolf (character), DC comics character
- Timberwolf, an age-based traditional scouting section in the Baden-Powell Service Association
- Timberwolf (web browser), for AmigaOS 4.1
- Bruce Fancher, alias 'Timberwolf', a computer hacker
- Timber Wolf, a brand of snuff tobacco produced by Swedish Match
- Timberwolf, a Secret Service codename for president George H. W. Bush
- Timberwolf, a Crayola crayon color
The Grey Wolf, which is also called the ‘Timber Wolf’ and is commonly referred to simply as the ‘wolf’, has numerous subspecies. Some sub species of wolf are quite rare and many are endangered species. Find out more about the Grey Wolf and its numerous subspecies below, either click on the image or the name of the wolf:
The Grey Wolf (Canis Lupus), also known as the ‘Timber Wolf’ was once in abundance and distributed over North America, Eurasia and the Middle East. However, because of human-related activity such as destruction of habitat and excessive hunting, Grey Wolves now only occupy a fraction of their former range. Read more….
The Red Wolf (Canis Rufus), is the rarest and most endangered of all the wolf species.The Red Wolfs original distribution included much of eastern North America, where Red Wolves were found from Pennsylvania in the east, Florida in the south, and Texas in the west. Read more…
The Ethiopian Wolf (Canis simensis)is known by many names in its range. Locally it is known as ‘ky kebero’, which means red jackal. It is also known as: Simien jackal, Abyssinian wolf, Simien fox and Ethiopian jackal. Read more….
The Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) is the rarest, most genetically distinct subspecies of the Grey Wolf in North America. It is also one of the smallest subspecies, reaching an overall length no greater than 135 centimetres. Read more….
The Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos), also called Polar Wolf or White Wolf, is a mammal of the Canidae family and a subspecies of the Grey Wolf. Arctic Wolves inhabit the Canadian Arctic and the northern parts of Greenland. Read more….
The Eastern Wolf (Canis lupus lycaon), also know as Eastern Canadian Wolf or Eastern Canadian Red Wolf is traditionally considered to be a subspecies of the Grey Wolf. Sometimes it is also viewed as a result of historical hybridizations between grey wolves and red wolves or coyotes. Read more….
The Eurasian Wolf (Canis lupus lupus), also known as the Common Wolf, European Wolf, Carpathian Wolf, Steppes Wolf, Tibetan Wolf and Chinese Wolf is a subspecies of the Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) surviving mostly in Central Asia. Read more….
The Italian Wolf (Canis lupus italicus), also known as the Apennine Wolf, is a subspecies of the Grey Wolf found in the Apennine Mountains in Italy. It was first described in 1921 and recognised as a distinct subspecies in 1999. Read more….
The Tundra Wolf (Canis lupus albus), is a subspecies of Grey Wolf that can be found throughout northern Europe and Asia, primarily in the northern arctic and boreal regions of Russia. Read more….
The Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) appears as a cross among different species: the head and colouring of a wolf, the large ears of an African hunting dog and the body of a hyena. Read more….
More Living Sub-species of Wolf
Classification | Status |
|---|---|
Canis lupus arabs | Critically endangered, declining |
A very small subspecies. Typically blended brown or completely brown with a thin coat. Hunted regularly as a nuisance animal, though rarely encountered. | |
Caspian Sea Wolf | Between the Caspian and Black seas |
A smaller subspecies. Hunted as a nuisance animal. | |
Egyptian Wolf | Far Northern Africa |
A smaller subspecies. Usually a grizzled or tinged grey or brown. Lanky. Very rarely encountered. | |
Great Plains Wolf | Southern Rocky Mountains, Midwestern United States, Eastern and Northeastern Canada, far Southwestern Canada, and Southeastern Alaska |
An average-sized subspecies. Usually grey, black, buff, or reddish. The most common subspecies in the contiguous U.S. Hunted legally in parts of Canada. | |
Indian Wolf | Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India |
A very small subspecies. Typically tawny, buff, or reddish with a very short, dense coat. Hunted as a nuisance animal. | |
MacKenzie Valley Wolf | Alaska, Northern Rockies, Western and Central Canada |
A very large subspecies. Usually black or a blended grey or brown, but full colour spectrum represented. This subspecies was reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park and Idaho starting in 1995. Hunted legally in Alaska and parts of Canada. Protected in the contiguous states. | |
Russian Wolf | Central Russia |
A very large subspecies. Hunted legally. |