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The wolf is a wild animal, which belongs to the Carnivora, the family Canidae (dogs, wolves). Most of the wolves are predators of medium and large size, the largest are gray and Arctic wolves: their height can reach up to 85 cm and the body length is 150-160 cm. Externally, the wolves are like big dogs with a strong, muscular body and tall legs. Wolf\'s mouth is armed with 42 teeth: predatory teeth are designed to tear the prey into pieces and grinding the bones, and with the help of fangs the beast holds and drags its prey. The wolf has excellent hearing, eyesight much weaker, but the sense of smell is developed excellent: predator smells prey for 3 km. In nature wolves live from 8 to 16 years. Predators have mastered and adapted to life in a wide variety of natural areas: wolves live in the tundra, forests, deserts and semi-deserts, plains, mountain forests, sometimes live near the people\'s settlements.