Sentences with phrase «smaller than wolves»

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But a study from John Benson and colleagues provides evidence that the eastern coyote hunts moose and other large prey far less frequently than does the eastern wolf — instead preferring to attack smaller game or scavenge human leftovers.

16 A team led by UCLA biologists concluded that small dogs descended from Middle Eastern gray wolves more than 12,000 years ago.

With less than 20 percent of Sol's mass, Proxima is so small that it can transport core heat to its surface only through convection, unlike larger red dwarf stars like Gliese 752 A — also known as Wolf 1055 A or Van Biesbroeck's Star (more).

Mexican gray wolves are smaller than their relatives to the north — the gray wolves that roam the northern Rocky Mountains and Midwest.

Research shows that by savouring a small portion of the ultimate option, the body and brain are satisfied more than wolfing down lower cal fare.

Admittedly, the major centres have the problems of any large cities worldwide, but our small country towns are surely better represented by the likes of «SeaChange» than Wolf Creek?

The Tamaskan is smaller than a timber wolf, usually weighing about 30 to 40 kilograms (around 65 to 90 pounds).

Siberian Huskies are smaller than most wolves, usually only about 25 kilos (55 pounds) and sometimes even a lot less.

You could probably find a runt Irish wolf hound smaller than another kind of wolfhound.

The red wolf, smaller and more elusive than its gray cousin, once ranged from the Carolinas to Texas.

Now you have a group of animals that are smaller and friendlier than wolves and that come in lots of colors.

However, Wolf cited a much smaller estimate of land birds than that used in the scientific article and failed to note that the breeding population is vastly augmented by the annual hatch of young birds, so his «astonishing» revelation is off target.

Rather than wolfing down her meal within seconds, she dawdled a bit at the bowl, sometimes even leaving a small amount uneaten.

With the exception of a few modern breeds, dogs generally have a smaller overall body size than wolves.

For example, the teeth of a very large dog like a Great Dane are smaller and less complex than those of wolves.

Weighing between 20 and 60 kg (male, females smaller), the Vancouver Island wolf is generally considered to be lighter in colour overall than the mainland species, with some animals appearing almost completely white.

The small, uninhabited islands of Wolf and Darwin are the eroded crests of extinct volcanoes that rise from depths of more than 3,000 feet to become towering rocky precipices that soar 500 to 800 feet above the sea.

I'm quite certain the game would entertain a lot better in small doses over the course of several months (or even years) rather than trying to wolf it all down in quick succession.

In addition to its extra appendices, the rosy wolf snail matures to 2 or 3 inches, considerably smaller than the potentially 8 - inch giant African snail, Warriner said.

Far from having a substantial impact on reducing net emissions of GHG, Wolf says, European rapeseed oil - based diesel and U.S. corn - based ethanol have in fact only made small contributions - 13 % less than conventional diesel and 18 % less than petrol, respectively.