timber wolf
Forest pack hunter
A timber wolf is a gray wolf, especially one living in forested regions of North America.
The name emphasizes the wolf's woodland habitat: Timber wolves once ranged across most of the continent.
The terms are interchangeable, though timber wolf appears more in hunting and conservation contexts.
Prolonged mournful cry
- packGroup or compress
- alphaFirst Greek letter
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- trackingMonitoring location over time
stalking · ambush · loping · nocturnal · roaming · nomadic · instinct · dominance
Taxonomic rank beneath species
- canidMammal of the wolf family
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- North AmericanFrom U.S. or neighbors
- CanadianNorth American northerner
Alaskan · pack animal · social · wild · keystone species · wildlife · fauna
howl
Prolonged mournful cry
tracking · stalking · ambush · loping · nocturnal · roaming · nomadic · instinct · dominance · hierarchy
pack
Group or compress
hunt · carnivore · apex · predator · habitat · tundra · boreal · taiga · range · endangered
subspecies
Taxonomic rank beneath species
- canidMammal of the wolf family
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- North AmericanFrom U.S. or neighbors
Canadian · Alaskan · pack animal · social · wild · keystone species · wildlife · fauna
fur
Animal body hair
fangs · claws · snout · ears · paws · tail · keen · eyeshine · undercoat · ruff
totem
Spiritual clan symbol
shaman · ancestral · sacred · lore · guardian · omen · clan · Native American · Fenrir · werewolf
- Canadian wildlifecaribou, beaver, moose, Canada goose, polar bear
- caninesfox, jackal, dingo, coyote, dog
- carnivoresmeat-eating, apex predator, tiger, hypercarnivore, lion
- North American wildlifebald eagle, grizzly bear, moose, pronghorn, raccoon
- Northern wildlifereindeer, arctic fox, polar bear, lemming, moose
- National Forestcampground, campgrounds, hiking trail, ranger station, fire tower
timber wolfdeer
Antlered hoofed mammal
elk · moose · caribou · white-tailed deer · rabbit
timber wolfdomestic dog
Tamed canine companion
lap dog · house dog · Chihuahua · poodle · golden retriever
wolf, lumber, timber, wolves, wolfish, timbered, wolfing, wolverine, wolfhound