The Arctic wolf, or white wolf, is unique among wolves in its light coloring. Supremely adapted to the tundra where it lives, its coloration helps it blend into the landscape as it hunts the caribou, moose, muskox, and Arctic hare that make up its diet. A subspecies of the gray wolf, the Arctic wolf lives in the extreme north of Canada"s Queen Elizabeth Islands. It"s extremely cold there, but an advantage of this habitat is that the remoteness has kept the Arctic wolf population from being hunted extensively. It is currently the only wolf species not endangered or threatened. We"re featuring this handsome trio because tonight will be the Wolf Moon, traditionally the first full moon of the year. The name comes to us by way of the Algonquin people to denote the time of year that hungry wolves could be heard howling outside their settlements.
Avatars of the Wolf Moon
Today in History
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Big Bend National Park in Texas turns 81
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Oymyakon, Russia
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Blue-throated toucanet, Los Quetzales National Park, Costa Rica
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A day for our oceans
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It’s National Dolphin Day!
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Birds of the Drömling
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Let the games (finally) begin!
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Kirkilai lakes, Biržai Regional Park, Lithuania
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A century since Tut s tomb was discovered
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Haven t you herd? It s World Elephant Day!
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Where can you find a red fox?
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Red Planet Day
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American Wetlands Month
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All is silent for Big Ben’s musical milestone
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The old guard at Old San Juan
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This reef is nowhere near the sea…
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A narrow passage
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Quebec City for Winter Carnival
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Thomsons gazelles, Maasai Mara, Kenya
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Sweetheart Abbey, Scotland
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Saint Andrews Day
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Thousand Islands region, St. Lawrence River, US-Canada border
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On the hunt
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Lobster tales
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On the Route of the Waterfalls
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Happy New Year!
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day
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50 years of World Heritage Sites
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King of the dinosaurs
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Autumn equinox