Cool Wolf Facts

t's Wolf Awareness Week so I decided to write down some facts about wolves that make them extremely cool and badass.


1)Wolves can travel from up to 60 miles(96 km) over a single night.

2)They can maintain the speed of 40 mph/64kmh for over 10 miles/16 km.

3)Wolves can pick weak or sick animals from a herd. Animals which seem completely healthy have been killed by wolves. When given an autopsy, the prey seemed to be sick or full of parasites.

4)Wolf bites have a bite force of 406 PSI(that means it can shatter bones in two bites)

5)Although not renown for their stealth, there have been recorded incidents of wolves lying down waiting for prey to be driven towards them. This sort of behaviour has been recorded in the Elsmere Islands by tundra wolves and Mongolian wolves in the Steppes.

6)Wolves have adopted a technique of getting rid of fleas which involves holding on to a stick and submerging themselves underwater.The fleas all jump on the stick which the wolf then lets go.