Taxidermist
of the Mbita Museum Ebele O.V. prepared for the osteological collection of the
museum the skull of an adult male wolf, which was obtained from an animal
killed by a hunter in Yakutia in the vicinity of the village of Yuryung-Khaya.
The wolf, or gray wolf, or common wolf is a species of predatory mammal from the canid family (Canidae). Along with the coyote (Canis latrans) and the jackal (Canis aureus), it is a small genus of wolves (Canis). It is also the direct ancestor of the domestic dog, which is usually considered a subspecies of the wolf (Canis lupus familiaris), as shown by DNA sequence and genetic drift studies. The wolf is one of the largest modern animals in its family: its body length (excluding tail) can reach 160 cm, tail length - up to 52 cm, height at the withers - up to 90 cm; body weight can reach up to 80 kg.
As one of
the key predators, wolves play a very important role in the balance of
ecosystems in biomes such as temperate forests, taiga, tundra, steppes and
mountain systems.
17 January 2024
Re-exposition of the display case “Wetland complex of Losiny Island”
25 December 2023
Gifts to the museum: drawings by M. D. Ezuchevsky and a screen made according to the artist’s sketch
11 December 2023
The exhibition “Big Portrait for Small Company” from the collection of the State Darwin Museum opened in China
1 December 2023
“Image/s of the North in Russian and European art” Interdisciplinary scientific conference