What age are wolves considered "grown up"?
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The average lifespan for a wolf in the wild is only 9 years. Wolves in captivity live much longer. They reach sexual maturity at about 2 years of age and have finished growing.
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Yes, there are differing levels of "adulthood."  Generally 18 is the standard (consent to contract, purchase of some "adult" products, etc.) Some states mandate age 21 before the individuals can have access to adult movies.  Most states rate the age of consent for sexual activity somewhere between 16 and 18.  Most states universally charge defendants as "adults" at 18, with prosecutorial discretion to divert some juvenile offenders to adult court based on particular facts and circumstances.\n\n"Adult" is just a term, and it is often defined in many different ways in different contexts.
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i believe it's over 16 and under 29
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I love wolves! They are cunning, stealthy, and harmless (unless you are a deer, rabbit, moose, or any other small animal! LOL)Wolves are more scared of humans than we are of them. They just want us to leave them alone. They are NOT savage creatures. So don't listen to that type of junk. The biggest breed of wolf is the Gray Wolf.
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*Wincing a bit at this and shaking my shaggy skull* KK Let's start with they are two seperate species all together...\nThe canid family consists of thirty-five living species. Eight of these species inhabit North America. These North American species include gray wolves, red wolves, coyotes, red foxes, gray foxes, kit foxes, swift foxes and arctic foxes. The eight species may be organized in three general categories: wolves, coyotes and foxes.\nWolves are the largest members of the canid family. This is the species from which our pet dogs were domesticated. Wolves were once the most widely distributed wild mammals. They inhabited most of the available land in the northern hemisphere. Due to the destruction of their habitat and persecution by humans, they now occupy only about two-thirds of their former range worldwide, and only about 3 percent of the continental 48 United States. Many people have used the terms "brush wolves" or "prairie wolves" when referring to coyotes. Coyotes, however, are not wolves. Coyotes and wolves are in the same family (Canidae) and genus (Canis), but are separate species, just as foxes and wolves are separate species.\nCoyotes are smaller than most mature wolves. Resilient animals, they have higher population numbers and inhabit a much larger range than do wolves. Coyotes are able to adapt to change and have a strong tolerance for human encroachment. Like wolves, coyotes have been persecuted because of their predatory nature. They are still trapped and killed in predator control programs throughout North America.\nhttp://www.wolf.org/wolves/learn/intermed/inter_sci/canid_na.asp
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If by prehistoric, you mean an animal that existed during prehistoric times and interacted with prehistoric man, then yes, absolutely, wolves are prehistoric animals.  In fact, most animal species alive today are prehistoric animals by this definition.\n\nIf by prehistoric, you mean an animal that went extinct during the megafaunal extinction at the end of the last ice age (like wooly mammoth, sabre-toothed cats and giant ground sloths did), then wolves are not prehistoric because they still exist today.\n\nOne species of wolf that lived in North America during 'prehistoric' times and went extinct at the end of the last ice age 10,000 years ago was the dire wolf (Canis dirus).  It was a large, chunky wolf with massive teeth that probably scavenged much like the hyenas of Africa do today.
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the life span of a walrus is about 32 years
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Nearly all North American bear cubs wean at 2 years. And that's PARENT, Boars are not welcome around the Sow or cubs.
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Usually between 18 and 20.
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Yes, wolves are creatures who have both been given a bad rep and have been hunted and persecuted for (often) no good reason.  Despite what you may think, wolves are no threat to humans.\n\nRead more about wolves, their culture, and how society is slowly changing towards them here:
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At the age of one year they are called yearlings instead of kids, at 2 years they are adults.
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In addition to the answer that Sherasi gave, this web site contains information on a few other types of wolves around the globe.\n\nhttp://www.cosmosmith.com/wolfpage.html
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probably by young adulthood... 25 years old
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Wolves came first. All dogs, even the weirdest breeds, can trace their genetic roots back to wolves.
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*Roaming in* For a world map of wolves use http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geupg6B31EVlMBarJXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE3ZnJqNzk4BGNvbG8DZQRsA1dTMQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDc3IEdnRpZANGNzQ4XzE1Nw--/SIG=11hccoq1k/EXP=1149130938/**http%3a//www.kidsplanet.org/www\n\nFor North America wolf populations try http://www.defenders.org/pubs/pfw03.html\n\nSome state maps can be found at http://myweb2.search.yahoo.com/search?p=map+of+wolf+population&ei=UTF-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&fr=moz3\n\nWolf weight and size can vary greatly worldwide, though both tend to increase proportionally with higher latitudes. Generally speaking, height varies from 0.6 to 0.9 meters (24 to 35 inches) at the shoulder, and weight can range anywhere from 25 to 65 kg (55-143 pounds), making wolves the largest among all wild canids. Although rarely encountered, extreme specimens reaching 80 kg (176 lb.) have been recorded in Alaska and Canada, though some people claim to have seen even larger anomalous individuals (90+ kg) roaming the Yukon, where some of the largest wolves in North America can be found. Customarily, however, wolves will be of a more typical physical capacity, with the females in a given population weighing about twenty percent less than their male counterparts. Wolves can measure anywhere between 1.3 and 2 meters (51 to 78 inches) from nose to tail tip, with the tail itself consisting of approximately one quarter of overall body length. \n\nWolves in the wild live between 6-9 years, but in captivity can live up to 18 years.\n\nSome great wolf fact sites include\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf\nhttp://www.wolf.org/wolves/learn/basic/faq.asp\nhttp://www.wolfweb.com/facts.html\nhttp://www.alaska.net/~wolfsong/wolf_facts.html
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I'm pretty sure it's the legal adult age: 18.
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[edit] Courtship and mating\nUsually, the instinct to pass on genetic material drives young wolves away from their birth packs, leading them to seek out mates and territories of their own. Dispersals occur at all times during the year, typically involving wolves who reached sexual maturity during the previous breeding season. It takes two such dispersals from two different packs for the process to take place, as dispersing wolves from the same maternal pack tend not to mate.[15] Once two dispersing wolves meet and begin traveling together, they immediately begin the process of seeking out territory, preferentially doing so in time for the next mating season. The bond that forms between such wolves often lasts for the shorter of the two lifetimes, with few exceptions.[16]\n\nDuring the mating season, breeding wolves become extremely affectionate with one another in anticipation for the female's ovulation cycle. Overall, pack tension rises, as each mature wolf begins to feel the urge to mate. In fact, during this time, the alpha male and alpha female may be forced to aggressively prevent other wolves from mating with each other.[15] Under normal circumstances, a pack can only support one litter per year, so this type of dominance behavior is beneficial in the long run.[15]\n\nWhen the alpha female goes into estrus, a phenomenon that occurs once per year and lasts 5–14 days,[17] she and her mate will spend an increased amount of time in seclusion. Pheromones in the female's urine and the swelling of her vulva let the male know when his mate is in heat. She will be unreceptive for the first few days of estrus, during which time she sheds the lining of her uterus. Once the female begins to ovulate, mating occurs.\n\nThe male wolf will mount the female firmly from behind. After achieving coitus, the two form a copulatory tie once the male's bulbus glandis— an erectile tissue located near the base of the canine penis— swells and the female's vaginal muscles tighten. Ejaculation is induced by the thrusting of the male's pelvis and the undulation of the female's cervix. The two become physically inseparable for anywhere from 10–30 minutes, during which period the male will ejaculate multiple times.[18][19] After the initial ejaculation, the male may lift one of his legs over the female such that they are standing end-to-end; this is believed to be a defensive measure.[19] The mating ordeal is repeated many times throughout the female's brief ovulation period, which occurs once per year per female, unlike female dogs, with whom estrus usually occurs twice per year.