• NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
    941·
    3 months ago

    I know there is some forced perspective here but, sheesh wolves are big.

    • ChaosInstructor@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2216·
      3 months ago

      how come so many think a wolf is soooo big, the average wolf weighs slightly under 40kg. yes, there are some wolfs with recorded weight of almost 80kg, but there is also specimen weighing only 12kg. but, they have long legs and are on average 85 cm at their shoulder. as a comparison, i have a bullboxer (staffordshire bullterrier/boxer cross) and he weighs 45kg but his height is only 60cm at his shoulder. i had a St Bernard many years ago, he was even large for his breed, that was weighing 115kg…now that is large. oh…and he was 108cm to his shoulders.

      • starlinguk@lemmy.worldEnglish
        472·
        3 months ago

        Wolves come in different species. Canadian Timber Wolves are frigging huge. Not as big as a St Bernard huge, but still 80kg huge.

        • ChaosInstructor@lemmy.worldEnglish
          28·
          3 months ago

          As i wrote, there are specimen weighing 80kg, but that is not as one weighs 80kg so all of them are.

      • Breezy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        3 months ago

        Ive worked in a house where the owner had a pet wolf. It was fucking huge. Idk why you feel the need to say that there are small wolves, but i havent seen one.

        • ChaosInstructor@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          3 months ago

          i dont feel a need to say that there are small wolves. at least not more than everyone who need to say that wolves are big, every time there is a wolf in the picture. many years ago i had my dream summer job at a zoo, handling wolves, 14 of them, ranging from 30 to 54kg. so yes, there are big ones, but not all are that big.

      • somethingsnappy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        41·
        3 months ago

        Have you come face to face with a wolf before? I went to a preserve and 2 ran out to lick my face. I took one on a walk. I’ve played with great danes ,bernards, Irish wolfhounds, newfies, mastiffs, it’s not the same.

  • bstix@feddit.dkEnglish
    10·
    3 months ago

    They’re just big dogs.

    wolf pooping

  • PolydoreSmith@lemmy.worldEnglish
    218·
    3 months ago

    Folks I have a strong feeling that animal is dead. The lady’s got a gun on her back.

    • thespcicifcocean@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      I think you’re wrong, doggo looks alive in this pic. Gun on the back should probably be best practice when hiking in the wilderness (especially when in wolf/bear country)