Grey wolf

Canis lupus

Wolves live and hunt in packs. A pack is usually a family: a mother, a father and their pups of different ages.

Yaman scale

Drawn side by side with Yaman, to the same scale.

Shoulder height2×= 1 Yaman

It would take about 2 of them to match Yaman's height (shoulder height 80 cm).

Weight1.3Yamans

Around 45 kg — as heavy as 1.3 Yamans.

Where does the grey wolf live?: Much of the northern hemisphere, all over Türkiye. In our zoo it lives in the Forest & mountain zone.
What does the grey wolf eat?: It is a carnivore: it eats meat.
How big does the grey wolf get?: Shoulder height: 80 cm. It weighs 30–60 kg.
How long does the grey wolf live?: 6–8 years in the wild.
How fast is the grey wolf?: It can reach about 60 km/h.
Is the grey wolf endangered?: On the IUCN Red List it is listed as least concern. Plenty of them in the wild.

Least concern. Plenty of them in the wild.

IUCN Red List