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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On the Route of the Waterfalls
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Ancient theater of Epidaurus, Greece
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Australian baobab tree, Kimberley region, Western Australia
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A truly American monument
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Autumn comes to Old Town
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Winter in Old Nuuk
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Happy Boxing Day!
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day
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Presidents Day
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Where is this wintry road?
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Rock House in Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio
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Point Reyes National Seashore in California
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A cliff-hanging complex of temples
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Haghartsin Monastery, Armenia
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Pups of the prairie
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Dashing through the snow
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Cherry blossoms at the National Mall, Washington, DC
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How lovely are your branches
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The largest American bison around
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Happy Pi Day!
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New Years Eve in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Happy 800th, Salisbury Cathedral
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Barracudas at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
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Here we mark the price of freedom
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Point Reyes National Seashore
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Tasiilaq, Greenland
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Diamond Beach, Iceland
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Hemingway’s Keys
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Dancing waters of Dubai
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Alaska moose