The translation of the Spanish word El Lobo Negr0 is The Black Wolf.
The black wolf is really just a color variation on the grey wolf. Scientists have discovered that the black color is not a natural color for a wolf.
Instead, the black fur comes from the genetic makeup of the domestic dog. What does that mean? It means that somewhere in history, scientists don’t exactly know when, dark-colored domestic dogs bred with the gray wolf. Scientists also believe that this cross between a wolf and a domestic dog happened somewhere in North America because it has the largest population of black wolves.
Black wolves look like a mix between a German Shepard and a Malamute. They have a sharp nose and pointed ears, but it is their penetrating eyes that are most captivating. These wolves usually grow to somewhere between 60 and 140 pounds, with males being bigger than females. The largest wolf ever recorded was a black wolf living in Yellowstone National Park that weighed in at 143 pounds!
Wolves are covered by big tufts of fur that help them survive in even the harshest of habitats or natural homes. Black wolves can be found in almost every type of habitat from the Arctic tundra to a desolate desert.
Arguably no other animal on earth has been as important to humans as the wolf. They were gods in the Norse mythologies and nursed Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. Most importantly, the wolf was the first animal to ever be domesticated by man, a process still shrouded in mystery that took place well over 10,000 years ago.
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