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Canis rufus Skull Replica measures 8.8 x 4.6 x 3.5. 2-part skull (separate cranium and jaw). Canis rufus Skull is museum quality polyurethane replica made in USA. Known as Red Wolf.
Canis rufus adults measure 53.5 to 65 in. in length, comprising a tail of about 14.6 in. Their weight ranges from 44 to 85 lb. with males averaging 64 lb. and females 55 lb.
Its pelage is typically more reddish and sparsely furred than the coyote’s and gray wolf’s, though melanistic individuals do occur. Its fur is generally tawny to grayish in color, with light markings around the lips and eyes.
Red Wolves are carnivores, mostly they hunt smaller mammals like raccoons, rabbits and rodents, along with white-tailed deer. Within their territory, Red Wolves will travel up to 20 miles in search of prey.
Canis rufus were originally distributed throughout the southeastern and south-central United States from the Atla ntic Ocean to central Texas, southeastern Oklahoma and southwestern Illinois in the west, and in the north from the Ohio River Valley, northern Pennsylvania and southern New York south to the Gulf of Mexico.
Red Wolves mate for life, and each pack is formed around the breeding pair. A group of five to eight, composed of the breeding male and female and their offspring from different years.
The pack is a very close family unit. Older offspring help the parents raise their younger siblings and will also attend the den. Within one to three years, the younger Red Wolves will leave the pack in search of their own mates and territory.
Red Wolves breed once a year, from January through March. Anywhere from one to nine pups are born about nine weeks later in April or May. After about 10 days, the pup’s eyes open. The pup’s stay in or close to the den until they mature.
The dens are well hidden near stream banks, downed logs, and sand knolls. The adult pack members will range and return with food for the pups until they are strong enough to start learning how to hunt.
Red Wolves communicate through body language, scent marking, and a series of vocalizations. These include the characteristic howl, along with a series of barks, growls, and yaps. Their howl sounds somewhat similar to a coyote’s, but is often lower pitched and lasts longer.
The Canis rufus was nearly driven to extinction by the mid-1900s due to aggressive predator-control programs, habitat destruction, and extensive hybridization with coyotes.
