AnimalsWoods
Wolf Fun facts for kids
Canis lupus
The wolf lives in forests and mountains across the north and eats deer, hares and other animals.
- Where it lives
- in forests and mountains across the north
- What it eats
- deer, hares and other animals
- How big it is
- as heavy as a grown-up person
Fun facts about the wolf
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
Every pet dog, from the tiniest chihuahua to the biggest great dane, comes from wolves that lived long ago.
Wolves don't really howl at the moon, they tip their heads back so their howl travels farther.
A wolf's howl can be heard farther than you could walk in two hours, and it calls the pack together.
Wolves put their back paw almost exactly into the front paw's print, leaving a neat single line in the snow.
A wolf's nose is about 100 times better than yours, so it can smell food from very far away.
Wolf pups are born unable to see or hear, and the whole pack helps feed them.
Wolves can trot for hours, and when they sprint, they are as fast as a car driving through town.
Young wolves leave home and can travel more than a thousand kilometres to find a new place to live.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live with my family in forests and mountains across the north.
My babies are born unable to see or hear, and the whole family helps feed them.
In the snow, I put my back paw into my front paw's print and leave a neat single line.
Every pet dog, from the tiniest to the biggest, comes from my relatives who lived long ago.
I tip my head back and howl to call my family together, but not at the moon.
Sammy might be thinking of a wolf.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the wolf in the Woods adventure.
Play the WoodsComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
