Arctic Wolf (''Canis lupus arctos'')

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1. Common Names
2. 'Souls Range
3. Appearance
4. Other Characteristics
1. 4.1 Social Structure
2. 4.2 Habitat
3. 4.3 Diet
4. 4.4 Survival
5. 4.5 Civilization
5. References

1. Common Names

Arctic wolf, white wolf, polar wolf

2. 'Souls Range

Canadian Arctic, Alaska and the northern parts of Greenland.

North American Wolf Subspecies Map
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3. Appearance

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Arctic wolves generally have white fur, though they can be black, grey or white. Their coloration allows them to blend into their snowy surroundings. To help reduce heat loss, they have more-rounded ears, a shorter muzzle and shorter legs than other gray wolf subspecies. During the winter, the Arctic Wolf grows a second layer of fur for protection during the harsh conditions that may occur during the season.

Arctic Wolves are a smaller subspecies, with an average length (including tail) of 35 to 71 inches (.9 - 1.8 m), and a height of 25 - 31 in (.63 - .79 m) at the shoulder. They typically weigh 75 - 100 pounds (34 - 36 kg), with variations between males and females for weight and size.

4. Other Characteristics

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4.1 Social Structure

Arctic Wolves usually travel in packs ranging in size from two to twenty. Like all wolves, they are highly social creatures, and thanks to the harshness of their environment, pack life is nearly essential for survival. Pack territories may be huge to accommodate for scarcity of prey.

4.2 Habitat

The Arctic Wolf is able to withstand sub-zero temperatures for their entire lifetime. They endure five months of absolute darkness in every year, and they are capable of living weeks without food. The harsh environment in which the Arctic wolf lives has shaped it into a hardy, capable subspecies.

4.3 Diet

The Arctic wolf relies on stamina to bring down prey, and will devour a kill until there is nothing left. Their primary diet consists of caribou, musk oxen, arctic hares, seals, ptarmigan, lemmings, and smaller tundra animals.

4.4 Survival

This wolf was one of the few subspecies that remained untouched by humanity -- even most Inuits lived further south than the Arctic Wolf. As a result, they are generally an isolated population, and almost none of these canines adapted to human lifestyles in their home range.

4.5 Civilization

Humanized lifestyles are rare in this extreme-north population; canines who have traveled outside of their home range in the Arctic are far more likely to encounter and come into contact with these concepts and technologies. Wolves of other subspecies generally do not travel as far north as the Arctic Wolf lives; as many populations live on relatively isolated islands, it is entirely possible to find a pack of wolves living the very same way they have been for thousands of years.

5. References

'Souls Territories

Active Packs	Salsola ‧ Casa di Cavalieri ‧ Del Cenere Gang
Active Loner Bands	Oglethorpe ‧ The Court Of Fangs ‧ Midnight Krewe ‧ Camp Eclipse ‧ Shingetsu Trading Company ‧ Silver Strip Syndicate ‧ Aevum Absens
Playable Areas *Region* → Territory from West to East	Western Forefront	Branta Stretch ‧ The Borderlands ‧ Saint Croix Highlands ‧ Territory Transference
	Northern Tides	Miramichi Wilderness ‧ Wabanaki Coast ‧ Frost Reaches ‧ Cape Acadia
	Sticks and Stones	D'Laniger Peninsula ‧ Isthmus of Chignecto ‧ Aelcrest Shore ‧ Halcyon Mountain ‧ Overgrowth Sunrise ‧ Shattered Coast ‧ Ethereal Eclipse
	Seabreeze Brink	The Dampwoods ‧ Quartz Shoreline ‧ Halifax ‧ Whisper Beach ‧ Drifter Bay ‧ The Waste
Geography	Fauna ‧ Flora ‧ Islands ‧ Landforms ‧ Waterways
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'Souls Fauna

Fauna	Mammals	Bats ‧ Bears ‧ Canines (Foxes ‧ Luperci-Capable Species) ‧ Deer ‧ Felines ‧ Livestock (Cattle ‧ Goats ‧ Horses and Donkeys ‧ Pigs ‧ Sheep)‧ Moles and Shrews ‧ Mustelids ‧ Rabbits and Hares ‧ Raccoons ‧ Rodents ‧ Seals ‧ Skunks ‧ Whales
	Birds	Birds of Prey ‧ Crows and Ravens ‧ Gamebirds ‧ Misc. Birds ‧ Shorebirds ‧ Songbirds
	Etc.	Amphibians ? ‧ Fish ‧ Insects ‧ Reptiles ?
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Lupercism

Only the canine species listed below are capable of becoming Luperci
Species	Wolves	New World	Alaskan Tundra Wolf ‧ Alexander Archipelago Wolf ‧ Arctic Wolf ‧ Baffin Island Wolf ‧ British Columbian Wolf ‧ Eastern Timber Wolf ‧ Great Plains Wolf ‧ Mackenzie Valley Wolf ‧ Hudson Bay Wolf ‧ Interior Alaskan Wolf ‧ Labrador Wolf ‧ Mexican Wolf ‧ Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf ‧ Vancouver Island Wolf
		Old World	Arabian Wolf ‧ Caspian Sea Wolf ‧ Common Gray Wolf ‧ Iberian Wolf ‧ Iranian Wolf ‧ Italian Wolf ‧ Mongolian Wolf ‧ Russian Wolf ‧ Steppe Wolf ‧ Tibetan Wolf ‧ Tundra Wolf
	Coyotes	California Valley Coyote ‧ Lower Rio Grande Coyote ‧ Mearns Coyote ‧ Mountain Coyote ‧ Northeastern Coyote ‧ Northern Coyote ‧ Northwest Coast Coyote ‧ Plains Coyote ‧ Southeastern Coyote ‧ Texas Plains Coyote ‧ Tiburon Island Coyote
	Jackals	Abyssinian Jackal ‧ Algerian Jackal ‧ Cape Jackal ‧ Common Golden Jackal ‧ East African Jackal ‧ Egyptian Jackal ‧ European Jackal ‧ Indian Jackal ‧ Palestine Golden Jackal ‧ Senegal Jackal ‧ Serengeti Jackal ‧ Siamese Jackal ‧ Sri Lanka Jackal ‧ Syrian Jackal ‧ Variegated Jackal ‧ Side-Striped Jackal
	Other Canines	Dingo ‧ Dog ‧ Ethiopian Wolf ‧ Himalayan Wolf ‧ Hybrids ‧ Indian Wolf ‧ New Guinea Singing Dog ‧ Red Wolf
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