Snow Leopard<\/a>\u00a0is disliked by ranchers as they tend to feast on their domestic goats and sheep. Well, the Tibetan Wolf is even better at this than their feline nemesis. In fact, a recent study in throughout their distribution range showed the wolf to be the number one predator of livestock. I guess if you are going to do something, you should also be the best at it, so congratulations Mr. Tibetan Wolf. Unfortunately, many wolves meet an untimely fate at the hands of these perturbed ranchers. This type of persecution coupled with the destruction of the wolves habitat has lead to a decrease in their population.<\/p>\nTibetan Wolf Fast Fact<\/h2>\n
Many scientists believe that the domestic dog was bred from the beautiful Tibetan Wolf given their similarities in jaw structure and size. I guess this means we will always have some of their genetic code on this planet, although, comparing a Chihuahua to the Tibetan Wolf does seem a little far-fetched, doesn’t it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today we are going to talk about an animal I am very familiar with in North America, but it will have a little twist. While living in Northern Canada, I have had many opportunities to experience the sheer beauty of the Gray Wolf. Our featured animals, the Tibetan Wolf, is actually a sub-species of the North American variety, but as you can imagine they have many of the same qualities but both wolf species have the perfect balance of power and grace. The Tibetan Wolf is native throughout Asia and can be found in Tibet (obviously), northern China, Turkestan and <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60,4024],"tags":[348,3163,3162,4025,3161,3164,2038,3165],"yoast_head":"\n
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