Diet: The Ethiopian Wolf is a carnivore. Usually preying on rodents ranging in size from hares to the Giant Mole Rat to that of the common grass rats. They also eat eggs, goslings, and young ungulates and they will ocassionally scavenge on carcasses. Ethiopian Wolves also
catch their prey in shallow holes.
Habitat: In open moorlands where vegetation is less that 0.25 meters high. It lives at altitudes of 3000-4400 meters.
Description: The Ethiopian Wolf has long legs and a long muzzle. They resemble a coyote in confirmation and size. They are reddish-brown in body color with white underfur. The head and body length are 100 centimeters and the tail is 33 centimeters
Males weigh 15-18 killograms
Females weigh 13-16 killograms
Breeding: Females carry their babys for approximately 60-62 days. The female gives birth to her litter in a den that she digs out in the ground under a boulder or in a rocky crevice. When the pups are born
they are charcoal gray, they have no teeth, and their eyes are closed. When the pups are about three weeks old, their coat begins to be replaced by normal adult coloring and the young start to emerge from the den.
Population and Status:
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED!
There is estimated at about 400 adults and probably less than 250 are breeders. There is an estimate that there is at least a 25% decline in the past three years.
