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    I’ve been watching the sheep for a week now and I can’t believe I’m finally making my move. I’m a mix of excited and absolutely petrified but according to Wolfy Howlson’s popular memoir/self-help book ‘First hunt: How a pup became a wolf, and how you can too!’ this feeling is a good sign. However, this isn’t exactly a hunting trip and I don’t want to be a wolf anymore. To me being a wolf is something low and dirty, and I can’t live in this fur prison and longer. Have you ever hunted before? The blood

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    During the 1940’s, wolves were exterminated from Colorado and few have come back since. As a result the ecosystem that we have in Colorado is somewhat skewed due to the absence of them. Many people think that wolves are a nuisance and would get in the way of the agricultural style that colorado has. However, wolves are considered a keystone species which means their “presence would reinvigorate the natural order” (clifford). For this reason wolves should be reintroduced into montezuma county. The

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    Region: Western Cordillera Rocky Mountains River, lakes Layers of sedimentary rocks Rock types: Sedimentary rocks are found in Banff Build up of sediments Compressed for a long period of time Oldest layer is at the bottom, youngest layer is at the top Sedimentary rocks may contain fossils of animals Era created: Paleozoic Era First animals and plants appear on land Discovered in 1883 railway workers discovered a hot spring and from there the park was discovered Established in 1885 Location:

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    The Gray Wolf

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    The Gray Wolf was known to have walked the Earth 100-120 million years ago. They use their howl to communicate. The average life span is 6-8 years old. They can adapted to harsh climates. The gray Wolf tends to live in the northern hemisphere, because when moved south they were killed to extinction. They topically eat larger mammals that have hooves and also eat fruit. Their packs have about 10-12 wolves, but can hold up to 36 members. The Gray Wolf travels up to 12 miles a day. You can tell who

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    different back then from what we see and know about them now. So where exactly did they come from? According to the Evolution Library on the PBS website, dogs are not only connected to another animal, but are a direct descendant to the wolf species “canis lupus” or gray wolf. Many have discovered that dogs are basically tamed versions of wolves. The distinction between the two species is the smaller teeth, ears, and muzzles of the dogs. Dogs were considered wild or untamed until about twelve thousand

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    The gray wolf is the largest of the canines and can reach a weight of 80 lb and 5 to 6.5 feet in length. It can live for up to 13 years. In the eastern woodlands, the gray wolf is also known as the "timber wolf," and in the arctic, the gray wolf is sometimes called the "arctic wolf." In the tundra, the gray wolf is sometimes called the "tundra wolf." The gray wolf has a gray fur coat with long tawny-colored legs, a narrow chest, and tawny-colored flanks. Males are larger than females. The gray wolf

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    Werewolves Monologue

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    PROLOGUE Werewolves were a powerful and the only breed that exist currently. Thousand of thousand years ago, the humans had evolved; their deepest instincts developed until their ‘animal’ part dominate themselves. In this universe, there are three kind of people: alphas, betas and omegas.  Alphas are the leaders of a big group of wolves and because of that their bodies are big, burly and very strong, they are very dominant and also very aggressive and commanding; betas are subordinate to alphas

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    domesticated in China about 12,000 to 15,000 years ago. Some researchers have suggested the domestication process actually occurred much earlier. There is evidence that early humans living in China (Homo erectus pekinesis) were associated with small wolves (Canis lupus chanco) during the mid-Pleistocene era about 200,000 to 500,000 years ago. It is believed that these animals were not necessarily domesticated. The fossil record does not tell us exactly when the dog lineage split off from the existing wolf

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    Evolution Of Dogs Essay

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    Dogs are known to have a scientific name called canis lupus but were previously called canis familiaris. The Latin word for dog is canon, and has several common names such as puppy, hound, mutt etc… There are different types of dog breeds such as Havanese, Canaan dogs, Bull dogs, Chihuahua, Vizsla, poodle, and much more. Dogs are highly variable in height and weight. The tallest dog which is called Great Dane stands about 106.7 cm (42.0 in) at the shoulder. Behavioral studies have shown that the

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    Luz Medina English 1101 Research Essay 9 December, 2016 Mexican Gray Wolves In fifth grade I was heavily obsessed with wolves. I had a wolf backpack, socks,shirts, you name it. I would constantly draw pictures of them. One day I checked out a book on wolves at my school library. After reading the book ten year old me learned that my favorite species of wolves were endangered. I felt bad because I didn’t want them to disappear. So I went onto the website wwf.worldwildlife.org, an organization

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