Did you know that Systemic Lupus Erythmatosus, “lupus,” literally means WOLF REDNESS?  It was named that because physicians believed back in the eighteenth century that the disease was caused by a wolf bite.  It makes you wonder how many got bit back then much less survived one considering their massive jaw has a crushing pressure of nearly 1,500 pounds per square inch (a large dog has 750).

Wolves are a keystone species, meaning they are very valuable to the ecosystem in which they reside. Without them, it would not exist. Yellowstone is a good example of this. They had been killed off in 1926 and then reintroduced in 1995 to bring its ecosystem back.

They feed on sick, weak and injured ungulates (large mammals with hooves such as deer, moose, elk, bison) to keep the ecosystem in check leaving the healthy ones to continue their species.  Thus, leaving the remains for other species to survive on especially during harsh winters. Very intuitive of course and their intelligence far exceeds domesticated dogs and hunting abilities of humans.

A hungry wolf can eat 20 pounds of meat for one meal. That equates to a human eating 100 hamburgers! I will not think of the song “Hungry Like a Wolf” by Duran Duran the same again.