Andrew Searles is a Montreal born Stand-up Comedian and Actor. He has been seen in commercials for McDonald's, Moore's Clothing for Men, Great Wolf Lodge, and commercials for the US Nexus card seen in airports across Canada.

Meet a few of the Great Wolf Lodge mascots: Wiley the Wolf is the ultimate storyteller. Violet the Wolf skips wherever she goes. Oliver the Raccoon never leaves home without his bug net. And Sammy the Squirrel has quite the sweet tooth.

Wiley the Wolf Wiley the Wolf, Violet the Wolf, Oliver the Raccoon, Sammy the Squirrel, and all the rest of the Great Wolf characters are waiting to meet and greet them at their closest Great Wolf Lodge.

“Wolf packs are commonly named after landmarks or communities in the area of their territory,” said statewide wolf specialist Ben Maletzke. “This method of naming packs is used throughout the United States and is a good reminder of regional history and community ties.”

Etymology. The English "wolf" stems from the Old English wulf, which is itself thought to be derived from the Proto-Germanic *wulfaz. The Proto-Indo-European root *wĺ̥kʷos may also be the source of the Latin word for the animal lupus (*lúkʷos). The name "gray wolf" refers to the grayish colour of the species.

O-Six Learn more about the book club here. “American Wolf” tells the tale of O-Six, a Yellowstone National Park alpha female who became known as “the world's most famous wolf,” and the people and politics that surrounded her.

Within a pack, there are alpha wolves (one male, one female), who are the leaders. Next are beta wolves, who are essentially second in command and who serve as leaders when the alphas are not present. Typically, there is at least one enforcer, who is responsible for enforcing pack rules and managing pack protection.

Canis lupus Gray wolves (Canis lupus) are the largest wild members of Canidae, or dog family, with adults ranging in weight from 18 to 80 kilograms (40 to 175 pounds), depending on sex and geographic locale.

The wolf Asena is part of the origin story of all Turkic and Mongolian tribes. The Göktürks have a wolf on their blue flag. It represents war, the spirit of war, freedom, speed, nature. According to their beliefs, when something happens to the Turkish nation, when a threat arises, the Wolf appears and guides them.

9 super interesting wolf facts

• There are two species of wolves.
• Wolves are very social animals.
• Wolves don't actually howl at the moon.
• Wolves mate for life.
• Their paws are huge.
• Wolves are super large.
• Red wolves are almost extinct in the wild.
• Dogs are more similar to wolves than you might think.

Wolves are legendary because of their spine-tingling howl, which they use to communicate. A lone wolf howls to attract the attention of his pack, while communal howls may send territorial messages from one pack to another.

The first grey wolf, Canis lupus, probably appeared in Eurasia sometime in the early Pleistocene period, about 1 million years ago. Around 750,000 years ago, it is thought to have migrated to North America.