by wolfcenter | Dec 20, 2021 | Carnivores, Chris Anderson, Conservation, Sea Lions
You know that animals like whales and seals are capable of holding their breath for a long time. But how do they do it? They’ve evolved to live the majority of the time in the water, and yet still breathe air as we do. So what evolution allowed them to hold their...
by wolfcenter | Dec 17, 2021 | Carnivores, Chris Anderson, Conservation
When you think about threatened or endangered species, what do you usually think of? The efforts to save them? The risk of them becoming extinct in the wild? When it comes to extinction, there’s extinction in which the population gets so low that the animal then...
by wolfcenter | Dec 15, 2021 | Canines, Carnivores, Chris Anderson, Conservation
You know that wolves are integral to their ecosystems. Without them, vegetation gets decimated by herbivores, disease spreads through prey populations more easily, erosion occurs, and more. With them, balance is maintained and ecosystems thrive. Since being delisted...
by wolfcenter | Dec 13, 2021 | Canines, Chris Anderson, Culpeo
Have you heard of the Culpeo? It’s a species of canid that lives in South America. They are a reddish or tawny color, with white on their bellies and darker fur around their tails. Their fur color depends on where they live, as Culpeos that live in more northern areas...
by wolfcenter | Dec 8, 2021 | Canines, Carnivores, Chris Anderson
When we look at carnivores and herbivores, there are many differences between the two. When we look at their skulls, we can see these differences even more clearly and up close. Two major differences are eye placement and teeth.1 All of them have incisors, canines,...
