Think Like a Gray wolf

Question 1 · multiple choice

Where would the tracks of a wild Gray wolf most reasonably be found?

tropical coral rubble and reef burrows tropical islands, coastal forest, and rocky burrows native forest, scrub, and rough farmland in New Zealand forests, tundra, grasslands, deserts, and mountains

Question 2 · multiple choice

Which feeding clue would most strongly suggest that a Gray wolf had visited?

mostly hoofed mammals, with smaller prey and carrion ants, mites, and other tiny arthropods crustaceans, carrion, and small animals found by smell leaves from bramble, ivy, privet, and other plants

Question 3 · multiple choice

If people want to avoid disturbing a Gray wolf, which activity pattern should they understand?

often works during cooler daylight or evening periods often travels at dusk and night but can be active at any time hunts mostly by day from a waterside perch often hunts at night but basks by day

Question 4 · multiple choice

[Image needed: a clear, unlabeled side-view photograph of a Gray wolf moving naturally in its wild habitat, with its whole body visible and no captions.] How does a Gray wolf normally move when feeding or travelling?

walks backward while rolling a dung ball with hind legs dives headfirst and brakes underwater with wings and feet trots efficiently for long distances and sprints during a hunt swims with tail strokes and can travel far through ocean currents

Question 5 · multiple choice

Which explanation correctly links a Gray wolf's body design to what it does?

very long narrow wings harvest energy from wind gradients above waves millions of microscopic toe hairs create dry adhesion without glue cephalic lobes funnel plankton-rich water into the mouth large paws spread weight on snow and a keen nose follows faint scent trails

Question 6 · multiple choice

Which observation would fit a Gray wolf raising or producing young?

pups are born in a den and cared for by several pack members females crawl ashore to bury clutches of eggs in warm sand eggs drift in open water and receive little parental care many release eggs and sperm into water where larvae drift

Question 7 · multiple choice

A camera records several Gray wolfs. Which group behaviour would be believable?

mostly solitary at sea but gathers during migration packs are usually family groups built around a breeding pair adults often patrol territories while some populations migrate in groups pairs defend cliff or building territories

Question 8 · multiple choice

How does a Gray wolf contribute to the wider community of living things?

moves nutrients between leaf litter and small plant pools scavenges dead material and preys on small reef animals changes prey movement and leaves carcasses for scavengers browses foliage and provides prey for birds and reptiles

Question 9 · multiple choice

Which defence description belongs in a safety guide about a Gray wolf?

threatens with colour displays and can strike attackers retreats to burrows and uses exceptionally strong claws runs into cover and kicks with strong legs uses coordinated pack defence, warning growls, and avoidance

Question 10 · true false

True or False: A gray wolf can use Earth’s magnetic field as one cue when pouncing on hidden prey.

True False