Few surviving animals are so surrounded by mythology as animals. Gray wolf (canine lupus). A historically persecuted animal with the weight of being fierce and cruel; the villain of all stories. However, the differences in the lineage of dogs have to do with size, not character. No matter how much is said about the wolf, it is an unknown height and weight difference among the public. In the collective imagination, the wolf is nothing more than a large dog, perhaps the size of a Siberian husky, but with an even more angry face: an error that, for some, seems to have been fixed after a viral release.
A user of the Twitter social network (@TodayYearsOld) posted a comparative photo in which a wolf can be seen next to a Siberian husky. In the picture you can see a huge size difference that impresses you; you can say wolves they are bigger than a fat sheep.
The only real “lousy” differences between canine lupus (wolf) and canis lupus familiar (dog) based on weight and height. Sure, they both love to roll in the snow and howl to communicate, but in terms of size, it’s clear that a Labrador or German Shepherd is far behind their peers. 80 kilos that a gray wolf can lift.
Centuries of domestication and crossbreeding have resulted in dogs. have noticeably smaller skulls and legs than that of the wolf that can measure height between one meter and one and a half meters On all fours, male wolves are larger than female wolves.
Also remember that a husky is smaller than other dogs. Newfoundland, Irish Wolfhound or Saint Bernard.
iberian wolf
This Iberian wolves (Canis lupus sign) Although not exactly the same, they have quite similar features: Anatomically, this wolf is medium-sized, 70 centimeters high and weighs 50 kilograms. As for the coat, it has dark spots on it. tail, forepart and shoulders, those who gave their name to this subspecies (signature).