Wolf Colors: A Spectrum of Beauty

The red wolf (Canis lupus Rufus) is one of the rarest animal species in the world and is the least common of all wolf colours.

Red Wolf

The gray wolf (Canis lupus) is the largest living wild dog species. The great plains wolf, the eastern timberlake wolf, the arctic wolf, and the mexican wolf are just a few of the many subspecies of these wolves.

Gray Wolf

The Arctic wolf (Canis lupus arcticus) is often referred to as the white wolf because of its coat color and are subspecies of gray wolves located in Greenland, Iceland, Canada, and Alaska.

White Wolf

Other members of the grey wolf family, black wolves are said to have developed through time as a result of crossbreeding between wolves and canines with dark coats.

Black Wolf

Brown-coated wolves live in the woodlands, and their coat color helps them blend with the surroundings when hiding from threats and hunting for prey.

Brown Wolf

The African wolf (Canis lupaster) is also known as the yellow wolf or the African golden wolf

Yellow Wolf

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