gray wolf
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gray wolf
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
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Around 6 a.m., the 3-year-old female sporting a black coat arrived in the mountains north of Santa Clarita, according to Axel Hunnicutt, gray wolf coordinator for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
From Los Angeles Times
To investigate these questions, Bailey is analyzing gray wolf teeth from museum collections and recently deceased animals using stable-isotope techniques.
From Science Daily
The same year Bonham took the reins of the agency, the first gray wolf the state had hosted in nearly a century wandered in from Oregon.
From Los Angeles Times
Dogs trace their origins to an extinct population of gray wolves that evolved alongside humans during the late Pleistocene about 20,000 years ago.
From Science Daily
In response to a surge in cattle kills across the Sierra Valley, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife euthanized four gray wolves from the Beyem Seyo pack.
From Los Angeles Times
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