A Very Odd Looking Wolf

Posted by Pete Zwiers on Tue Mar 13, 2018 1:04 am

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Came across this wolf yesterday ... which I think has to be one of the weirdest coats of all time for a wolf.

I've heard a couple of thoughts on it so far. The first is that it is saturated dry blood causing the reddish color - which would mean that it's a short term thing. The second thought is that it's a cross breed with a domestic dog. This is problematic because this was in a pretty isolated area in BC ... but I suppose it's possible because there are maybe 50 homesteads within a 100 kms, and we all know that wolves can travel crazy distances. If anyone has any other ideas I'm all ears!

Canon 1DX, 100-400mm II @ 400mm, Manual Exposure, 1/500, f/6.3, ISO 3200.

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by david fletcher on Tue Mar 13, 2018 6:49 am

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Thanks for the interesting info Pete. so nice when viewed larger with the details shining through. well worth that look.

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Mar 13, 2018 10:07 am

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Could be a crossbreed, looks very Malamute, that was my first thought - its not stained fur, its moulting its winter coat. Then I found this from BC, they along with other countries, seem to be cross breeding Siberian Husky/Alaskan Malamute/German Shepherd and some Wolf dog, to get 'Tamaskan' dogs with a 'wolf' appearance. Three of the main colours are Wolf gray, Black gray and Red gray. What you saw here could well be a Red gray. Check out this link, Pete:

http://people.com/pets/dog-shot-by-hunt ... -for-wolf/

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by Ed Cordes on Tue Mar 13, 2018 11:44 am

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Very nice image with excellent eye contact and alert stare. To me the different color looks too even and symmetric to be blood. I would guess a cross breeding manifestation.

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by Ron Day on Tue Mar 13, 2018 12:29 pm