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'''Wolves''' are dog-like animals classified as canids, which belong in the genus canis, along with coyotes. There are several subspecies of wolf, including domestic dogs, dingoes, and the mexican wolf. They usually hunt in packs. As a sign of submissiveness, a wolf will expose his neck to another wolf, who (instead of taking advantage of this vulnerability) will assume a dominant role toward him. | '''Wolves''' are dog-like animals classified as canids, which belong in the genus canis, along with coyotes. There are several subspecies of wolf, including domestic dogs, dingoes, and the mexican wolf. They usually hunt in packs. As a sign of submissiveness, a wolf will expose his neck to another wolf, who (instead of taking advantage of this vulnerability) will assume a dominant role toward him. | ||
| − | Attempts were made in the 1930s and thereafter to eliminate these animals as pests, in the United States, particularly in [[Yellowstone National Park]]. Currently, [[Alaska]] is the only state that endorses | + | Attempts were made in the 1930s and thereafter to eliminate these animals as pests, in the United States, particularly in [[Yellowstone National Park]]. Currently, [[Alaska]] is the only state that endorses endorses control of wolf populations. Under the current governor, [[Sarah Palin]], it is legal to shoot wolves from low flying airplanes. The Canadian government also made plans to exterminate wolves (see [[Farley Mowat]]). |
The last wolf in [[England]] was bagged on the fringes of Hounslow Heath, Middlesex, in 1756. | The last wolf in [[England]] was bagged on the fringes of Hounslow Heath, Middlesex, in 1756. | ||
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The gray wolf (Canis lupus) is the ancestor of the domestic [[dog]]. Since even in the evolutionary view this is considered to have occurred in a relatively short time frame (as "little" as 15,000 years ago) this is one area where the views of [[YEC|Young earth creationists]] and evolutionists generally overlap. | The gray wolf (Canis lupus) is the ancestor of the domestic [[dog]]. Since even in the evolutionary view this is considered to have occurred in a relatively short time frame (as "little" as 15,000 years ago) this is one area where the views of [[YEC|Young earth creationists]] and evolutionists generally overlap. | ||
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== Perceptions of Wolves == | == Perceptions of Wolves == | ||
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| Wolf | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Class Information | |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order Information | |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Sub-order | Caniformia |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Canidae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Canis |
| Species Information | |
| Species | lupus |
| Population statistics | |
Wolves are dog-like animals classified as canids, which belong in the genus canis, along with coyotes. There are several subspecies of wolf, including domestic dogs, dingoes, and the mexican wolf. They usually hunt in packs. As a sign of submissiveness, a wolf will expose his neck to another wolf, who (instead of taking advantage of this vulnerability) will assume a dominant role toward him.
Attempts were made in the 1930s and thereafter to eliminate these animals as pests, in the United States, particularly in Yellowstone National Park. Currently, Alaska is the only state that endorses endorses control of wolf populations. Under the current governor, Sarah Palin, it is legal to shoot wolves from low flying airplanes. The Canadian government also made plans to exterminate wolves (see Farley Mowat).
The last wolf in England was bagged on the fringes of Hounslow Heath, Middlesex, in 1756.
The gray wolf (Canis lupus) is the ancestor of the domestic dog. Since even in the evolutionary view this is considered to have occurred in a relatively short time frame (as "little" as 15,000 years ago) this is one area where the views of Young earth creationists and evolutionists generally overlap.
Perceptions of Wolves
Wolves are thought by many to be dangerous. However, the only cases of a wolf attacking a human are cases where the wolf was either infected with rabies or desperate. The truth is that wolves are very careful to stay away from humans.
Wolves in the Bible
Wolves are mentioned several times in the Bible, where they are typically used as examplars of savagery. When Jesus sends out the Apostles, he says,
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Matthew 10:16 (KJV)
and Isaiah prophesies the New Earth,
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD. Isaiah 65:25 (KJV)
External links
- Never Cry Wolf - drama about a scientist who proved that wolves can live on rodents
- Coyote or Wolf?, Videos © 2008 Yellowstone Association