Arctic wolves

Polar pack hunters

Arctic wolves are a subspecies of gray wolf native to the Canadian Arctic islands and northern Greenland.

Their white or cream-colored coats provide camouflage in snow and ice.

Smaller than other gray wolves, they hunt muskoxen, Arctic hares, and caribou in one of Earth's harshest environments: Arctic wolves can survive temperatures of minus forty degrees.

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Pack-hunting savanna canines

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Flightless aquatic seabirds

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