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__Wolf Facts:__

 * Lone wolves howl to attract their pack
 * Wolves are the largest members of the dog family
 * The most common wolf seen is the gray wolf
 * Wolves don't attack humans
 * They will attack domestic animals
 * Wolves get trapped, shot, and poisoned because they attack domestic animals
 * Wolves were almost hunted to extinction in forty eight states
 * Wolves travel in packs of six to ten
 * They travel about twelve miles each day
 * Wolves eat elk, deer, and reindeer
 * The wolf has forty-two teeth
 * The wolf has one of the widest ranges of size, shape and color of any mammal in North America



__Reasons for Becoming Endangered:__


 * Some farmers believe that they are dangerous to their livestock
 * People think they are dangerous and don't want them around
 * Wolves get hunted and attacked
 * Wolves need a lot of land and the growing population of humans prevents them from having a lot of land
 * Wolves have been exterminated form Europe