ANIMALIA VERTEBRATA MAMMALIA CARNIVORA CANIDAE CANIS LUPUS AND ANIMALIAVERTEBRATA MAMMALIA CARNIVORA CANIDAE CANIS NIGERIntroduction: Anyone who has managed to catch a glimpse of any type of wolf is truly a lucky man. The wolf is one of the most cowardly and fearsome animals on earth, and is so sneaky and, pardon the expression, cunning, that it is almost a waste of time to try to catch it in any kind of trap. While it can be cowardly and fearsome, it can also be one of the most ferocious and bloodthirsty animals. They often simply kill as many prey as possible, regardless of hunger and appetite. This is done by "softening" their prey. This leaves them defenseless and unable to move. Then the wolf pack can eat and tear him to pieces as they please. Although they are wild and bloodthirsty, wolves are among the most intelligent and insightful mammals in the world. Where they are found: Wolves are found throughout the world and on almost every major continent on earth. The following wolves are types of gray wolves (Canis lupus). In Eastern Europe the European wolf (Canis lupus lupus) can be found, although it also roamed much of Western Europe. Two wolves have also been identified in Spain: Canis lupus deitanus and Canis lupus signatus. While the former is similar to many other European wolves, the latter may be more closely related to the jackal (Canis aureus) than to a wolf. . The Caucasian wolf (Canis lupus cubanensis) is found in many parts of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. The large tundra wolf of East Asia, the tundra wolf or Turukhan (Canis lupus albus), is very close to the wolves of northern Alaska. In the Arctic islands and Greenland the Melville Island wolf (Canis lupus arctos), the Banks Island wolf (Canis lupus bernardi are all found), the Baffin Island wolf (Canis lupus manningi) and the of Greenland (Canis lupus orion). Mainland and Newfoundland tundra wolves include the Alaskan tundra wolf (Canis lupus tundrarum), Interior Alaskan wolf (Canis lupus pambasileur), Kenai Peninsula wolf (Canis lupus alces), Tundra wolf Mackenzie's wolf (Canis lupus mackenzii), Mackenzie's valley wolf (Canis lupus orientalis), Hudson's Bay wolf (Canis lupus hudsonicus), Labrador wolf (Canis lupus labradorius) and Newfoundland wolf (Canis lupus beothicus ). However, the Newfoundland wolf appears to have become extinct. This is strange because there is no evidence that they were subjected to intense human hunting, extreme habitat changes, or lack of food, yet they became extinct in the early 1900s. Wolves of the western mountains and coast of North America include