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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Wolf weight and size can vary greatly worldwide, tending to increase proportionally with latitude as predicted by Bergmann's Rule. In general, height varies from 0.6 to 0.95 meters (26–38 inches) at the shoulder and weight ranges from 32 to 62 kilograms (70–135 pounds), which together make the gray wolf the largest of all wild canids.Although rarely encountered, extreme specimens of more than 77 kg (170 lb) have been recorded in Alaska and Canada. The heaviest wild wolf on record, killed in Alaska in 1939, was 80 kg (175 lb). The smallest wolves come from the Arabian Wolf subspecies, the females of which may weigh as little as 10 kg (22 lb) at maturity. Females in any given wolf population typically weigh about 20% less than their male counterparts. Wolves can measure anywhere from 1.3 to 2 meters (4.5–6.5 feet) from nose to the tip of the tail, which itself accounts for approximately one quarter of overall body length.
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Hello Philip,
It is a bit an extraordinary image through the wolf's movement.
Often the light is not sufficient to capture such behavior in rainy images. Somehow its eyes and stuff are sharp here.
TFS
Annick
Hi Philip - this is a very cool action shot. I like the blurry spray of water...yet the wolf is in virtually sharp focus. Good color/comp/pov! Penny
- Janice
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(17468) - [2008-02-03 1:54]
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Hello Philip - so good to see you again.
You've got a great action shot here, with the wolf shaking himself so vigorously. He looks quite large, especially with his roughed up fur.
The BG trees give a strange pattern too.
Well done
Janice
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- NinaM
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(4593) - [2008-02-03 11:24]
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Hi Philip, this shot is superb and totally wild, I love it. There's a little darkness in it, it gives an atmosphere of those woods with the wolves howling. And this animal is simply beautiful and beautifully captured. Thank you!
Francine
