Amaruq • Wolf
Mammal - Canis lupus
The Arctic Wolf is a subspecies of the grey wolf and live throughout the Arctic including the most northern Canadian Arctic islands. It is debated whether they predominantly feed off of hares or muskoxen and it may be relative to their location and vary between the two.
Innu-aimun Common Additional Terms
Nape-maikan;Nape-manikai Malewolf
Ishkue-maikan Femalewolf
Maikaniss;Manikaniss Smallwolf, youngwolf,wolf cub
Nushe-maikan;Nushe-manikai Femalewolf (during reproductive years)
Source: Les Éditions Tshakapesh, 2018. Uashat, Quebec
Main Photo Credit: Eurasian wolf at Polar Zoo in Bardu, Norway by Mas3cf, 2016. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eurasian_wolf_2.jpg. Licenced with CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0. Second Photo Credit: Wolf by Doug Smith, 2007. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf#/media/File:Yellowstone_Wolves.jpg. Licenced with Public Domain. Third Photo Credit: Arctic Wolf by Outward_bound, 2015. https://wordpress.org/openverse/image/6af1ced5-d412-4f14-b0e6-c753bfdbeb81. Licenced with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0
