Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Canis lupus

I liked this photo even though I didn't like the twigs and shadows. Later, though, it sort of grew on me, because I kept getting a feeling of hiding and mystery, almost as if this beautiful, white Timber Wolf was actually out in the wild, not in an enclosure at the Calgary Zoo!

What are the chances of seeing two Grizzly Bears feeding on the carcass of a Bison AND having a Wolf try and inch its way closer and closer to get a taste for itself? Several Ravens joined in the fun, too. Unfortunately, all this took place the far side of a valley on a very distant hillside, so full zoom and very heavy cropping were needed. Really bad quality, but I just had to post it : ) Taken in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, US, on 13 September 2012 - I've always said that the number 13 is my lucky number! "At the end of 2011, at least 98 wolves in 10 packs plus 2 loners occupied Yellowstone National Park. The population size (97 wolves) and number of breeding pairs (8) is the same as at the end of 2010." www.nps.gov/yell/naturescience/wolves.htm

This white, female Timber Wolf (actually, I think she's an Arctic Wolf) is the dominant one out of the four Wolves at the Calgary Zoo. Two of the others are black and one is grey - all gorgeous animals. I haven't been lucky enough to see a Wolf in the wild - yet! Also known as a "Gray Wolf" or "Grey Wolf".

This beautiful white Timber Wolf lives with two black Wolves at the Calgary Zoo. I would love to see a Wolf in the wild. 'The grey wolf or gray wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the timber wolf or simply wolf, is a mammal of the order Carnivora. The gray wolf is the largest wild member of the Canidae family and an ice age survivor originating during the Late Pleistocene around 300,000 years ago. DNA sequencing and genetic drift studies indicate that the gray wolf shares a common ancestry with the domestic dog, (Canis lupus familiaris) and might be its ancestor." "Though once abundant over much of Eurasia and North America, the gray wolf inhabits a very small portion of its former range because of widespread destruction of its habitat, human encroachment of its habitat, and the resulting human-wolf encounters that sparked broad extirpation. Considered as a whole, however, the gray wolf is regarded as being of least concern for extinction according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Today, wolves are protected in some areas, hunted for sport in others, or may be subject to extermination as perceived threats to livestock and pets." From Wikipedia.