Great Plains Wolf (''Canis lupus nubilus'')

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1. Common Names
2. Range
3. Appearance
4. Other Characteristics
1. 4.1 Social Structure & Diet
2. 4.2 Survival
3. 4.3 Luperci
5. References

1. Common Names

Great Plains Wolf, Buffalo Wolf

2. Range

Throughout the United States and the southern regions of Canada.²

North American Wolf Subspecies Map
See also: world species map

3. Appearance

Source: cosmosmith.com

Great Plains Wolves tend to be between 4.5 - 6.5 feet (137 - 198 cm) long from the tip of their nose to the tip of their tail. Their weight can vary greatly, from 60 - 110 lbs (27 - 50 kg). They are considered the averaged-sized representative for a North American Wolf, as opposed to the Common Gray Wolf, nominative subspecies and European representative of size. "They tend to have a long and bushy tail, generally with a black tip. Their coat coloration is generally a “grizzled gray, but show[s] great variation ... ranging from white to black."³ Some Great Plains Wolves have reddish or tawny hints to their fur. Typical coat ranges are gray, black or buff with reddish hues.

4. Other Characteristics

4.1 Social Structure & Diet

These wolves tend to keep smaller packs of five or six individuals, though larger packs have been observed. They maintain a strict social order and hierarchy as any other subspecies. The typical diet of the Great Plains Wolf consists of white-tailed deer, moose, beaver, snowshoe hare, and smaller birds and mammals. As it may be inferred from one of its common names, prior to the near-extinction of the American Buffalo, the Buffalo Wolf relied primarily on those animals for sustenance.

4.2 Survival

Comparison of a Eurasian Wolf skull with a Canadian wolf skull.^{4, 5}

Though these wolves were considered endangered in the United States, Canada still supported a very large population of wolves, and so this wolf was not in true danger, though its home range had been severely restricted. Following 1988, they steadily moved southward, reclaiming most of their original range throughout the United States.

4.3 Luperci

These canines regularly interact with others, and as they have a vast range, they are mostly Luperci. As coyotes and wolves shifted their territories and expanded, the Luperci virus certainly permeated this subspecies' home range. Like most North American canines, they prefer a feral lifestyle, though isolated patches of humanized populations can be found.

5. References

'Souls Territories

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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
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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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