Unique video shows howling Mexican and Timber wolves. Videos of Mexican wolves are rare and few exist of Mexican wolves howling. Video shows the largest and smallest wolf species in North America, the Mexican and the Timber wolf. Video is also unique because it shows vocalization of other carnivores including the puma and the bobcat. The sound of wolves is very musical, almost like a human chorus, but eerie and frightening at the same time. They seem to understand musical sounds. The Mexican wolf, Canis lupus baileyi, is the smallest grey wolf. Its chief prey under natural conditions is White-Tailed deer, elk, livestock, pronghorn, rabbits, javelina, and other small mammals. It inhabited the southwest. In 1976, it was declared an endangered subspecies and has been ever since. Today, only around 300 Mexican Wolves survive in the United States and Mexico. The Timber wolf is the largest grey wolf, Canis lupus, species. It is an ice age survivor. They can range to 38 inches high at the shoulder, range up to 189 lb., and be nearly 7feet long. The howling of wolves is both terrifying and beautiful. They are very musical and through howling, a group can sound much larger than it is. Many wolf sounds are apparent here, such as the growl, bark, and whimper. A howl can last from 0.5-11 seconds or longer, have a frequency of around 150-780 Hz. Wolves will sometimes howl for to show their location, scare other animals, and for communal reasons. Possibly to strengthen their social bonds and camaraderie—similar to community singing in humans During their choral sessions, wolves will howl at different tones and pitches, which makes difficult to estimate the number of wolves. A howl may be heard from up to ten miles. Growling, while teeth are bared, is a visual warning wolves use. Wolf growls are distinct, deep, bass-like and can range from 250-1,500 Hz. Growling is often used to threaten rivals. Wolves car bark when nervous or when alerting wolves of danger. They use a low-key, breathy "whuf" sound which can measure from 320-904 Hz. They "bark-howl" by adding a brief howl to the end of a bark. Wolves can also whimper, a sound with a maximum range of 3,500 Hz. Wolves and coyotes can interbreed with domestic dogs. They are closely related. The black wolf may have its dark coloration from dog ancestors. The presence of dewclaws may indicate dog gene contamination in wild wolves. Dewclaws are the vestigial fifth toes on the hind legs common of domestic dogs but thought to be absent from pure wolves, which have four hind toes. Possibly wolf hybrids in a wild state may form larger packs than pure wolves. Wolves with black pelts owe this coloration to a mutation that arose in domestic dogs. Wolves and coyotes can interbreed. A theory is that the large eastern coyotes in Canada are hybrids of the smaller western coyotes and wolves, The red wolf may be a hybrid. They are in the mythology folklore of many places, such as that of lycanthropes, often associated with the full moon. r The vocalization of three other carnivores, the puma (cougar Mountain lion), Puma concolor, the bobcat, Lynx rufus, and the African lion, Panthera leo, is also shown. A lion was roaring as the Mexican wolves were howling and possibly in response to their sound. Both lions and wolves are apex predators. Videos showing coyote howling: A PACK OF COYOTES HOWL BEFORE ATTACKING A PERSON http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLPO8AmE_RM&feature=channel_page Huge Coyote Pack Chase Stalk Whitetail Human Rare View http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVTu_gJeyqA&feature=channel_page COYOTE WHISPERER, COYOTE- HUMAN COMMUNICATION-MYSTERY SOUNDS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrAXmDc665o&feature=channel_page
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