Additionally, in Melee, Brawl, and Smash 4, many throws take longer to execute on heavier characters, giving the opponent being thrown more time to properly react to throws and to DI effectively. Because of this, it is generally considered an advantage for a character to be heavy, as less knockback makes it harder to KO a character. Weight is, in practice, understood as how difficult it is to send a character flying away. Though extremely unusual, it is possible for an adult wolf to retain its blue-coloured irises.From Melee to Smash 4, some throws had different speeds depending on the weight of the character being thrown. The wolf pups stay with their mother for 2 years.Īt birth, wolf pups tend to have darker fur and their eyes have blue irises that will change to a yellow-gold or orange colour when the pups are between 8 and 16 weeks old. Female Arctic wolves have a gestation period of about 63 days. It is generally thought that the lower number of pups compared to the average of 4 to 5 among Grey Wolves is due to the lack of prey in the Arctic. The mother gives birth to 2 or 3 pups in late May to early June, about a month later than Grey Wolves. Due to the Arctics permafrost soil and the difficulty it poses for digging dens, Arctic Wolves often use rock outcroppings, caves or even shallow depressions as dens instead. Normally, only the alpha male and female Arctic wolves breed, however, in large packs others may mate as well. As grazing plants are scarce, they roam large areas to find prey up to and beyond 2600 kilometres squared (1000 square miles) and they will follow migrating caribou during the winter. Moose are also common prey, their long legs may render them slow and at times, stuck, in thick snow, leaving them vulnerable to attacks by wolf packs. They mostly prey on Caribou and musk oxen, however, they will also kill a number of Arctic Hares, seals, ptarmigan and lemmings, as well as other smaller animals. Arctic Wolf HuntingĪrctic wolves, like all wolves, hunt in packs. Arctic wolves can be black, grey or white.
The alpha male is always the largest and will continue growing after other wolves had stopped. Weights of up to 175 pounds (80 kilograms) have been observed in full-grown males.Īrctic Wolves usually have small ears, which help the wolf maintain body heat. Arctic Wolves are bulkier than Grey Wolves, often weighing over 100 pounds (45 kilograms). Their shoulder heights vary from 25 to 31 inches (63 to 79 centimetres). Male Arctic Wolves are larger than female Arctic Wolves.
Arctic Wolf CharacteristicsĪrctic Wolves generally are smaller than Grey Wolves, measuring around 3 to 6 feet (0.9 to 1.8 metres) long including the tail. The Arctic Wolf and the Timber Wolf are the only subspecies of the Grey Wolf that still can be found over the whole of its original range, largely because in their natural habitat they rarely encounter humans. 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.Īrctic Wolves inhabit the Canadian Arctic and the northern parts of Greenland.
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