Arctic Wolf
Habitat
There are flowers and grass in the summer. The sun never sets in the summer. The temperature doesn't get high in the summer. In the arctic there are very short summers. It can be very cold and there can be blizzards. Icebergs are huge pieces of floating ice. You can only see one-tenth of the iceberg. In the arctic there is flat land. It is very icy in the arctic. The arctic is very white and very bright. Water in the arctic is very, very cold. The arctic is covered with snow more than half the year. The sun never rises in the winter. It's called arctic tundra because it's so close to the northpole. There are dwarf trees in the arctic because 30 cm deep there is permafrost which means frozen soil. Sometime you can see a beautiful light called the northern lights. You can see Polar bears, seals, huskies, and walruses. The Arctic tundra is found in Canada, Alaska, Europe and Asia.
Appearance of the Arctic Wolf
The Arctic Wolf comes in many different colours like white, gray, brown and black. The Arctic wolf is covered with fur. Arctic wolves look like very fierce dogs. Arctic wolves have sharp claws. The Arctic wolf has a black nose. The Arctic wolf has pointy ears.
Food
The Arctic wolf eats almost everything. Arctic wolves are carnivores. The arctic wolf eats caribou, elk, ptaramigan, lemming, arctic hare, carcasses and deer.
Enemies
The Arctic wolf doesn't have many enemies. The only enemies are people, other wolves and polar bears.
Adaptations
Arctic wolves have thick fur to keep warm in the Arctic. Arctic wolves travel in packs to protect themselves. All wolves have sharp claws to tear flesh and to catch prey. Wolves have a good sense of smell. This helps them find their prey.
Interesting Facts
People might not like wolves because they don't know much about them. The first ancestors of wolves lived more than fifty-million years ago. Wolves smell out their prey. Wolves are good swimmers but rarely chase their prey in water. Arctic wolves are endangered animals. Wolves communicate by making sounds.
By Steven
