![]() Their primary target is the musk ox, but they also eat caribou and Arctic hares frequently as well. Prey is few and far between in the Arctic, so Arctic wolves have incredibly large territories and work together to capture prey. Outside of zoos, this subspecies does not live anywhere else in the world. They live in the Arctic regions of North America and Greenland. Most Arctic wolves live above the latitudes of 67º North, essentially, in the Arctic. Because the ground is permanently frozen, instead of digging dens, Arctic wolves seek the shelter of caves and rocky outcrops. Their tundra habitats have large, open expanses without any vegetation. Their winters are long, and their summers extremely brief and not particularly warm. The Arctic is extremely cold, with frozen ground and lots of snow for the vast majority of the year. ![]() It’s all in the name, Arctic wolves live in Arctic habitats. The bottom of wolves’ feet can get quite cold, and if they did not have dense fur in between the pads they could get frostbite! This adaptation protects the wolves’ feet from the permanently frozen ground in the Arctic, known as permafrost.
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