COMMON NAME: Mexican Grey Wolf
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Canis lupus baileyi
TYPE: Mammal
DIET: Carnivore
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 6-8 Years
SIZE: 3 feet tall and 4.5 in body length
WEIGHT: 50-80 Pounds
DIET: consists of elk, mule deer, white-tailed deer, rabbits, javelinas, and other small mammals
IUCN RED LIST STATUS: Endangered
HERE AT ALAMEDA:
The wolves you see at the very end of the zoo recently arrived from California. They are sister wolves who are apart of the Mexican Grey Wolf Species Survival Plan.