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Arabian wolf
The Arabian wolf (''Canis lupus arabs'') is a subspecies of gray wolf which was once found throughout the Arabian Peninsula, but now only lives in small pockets in Southern Israel, Southern and western Iraq, Oman, Yemen, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and probably some parts of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.
==Features and adaptations==
The Arabian wolf is a small, desert-adapted wolf that stands at around 26 inches shoulder height and weighs an average of 40 pounds. Their ears are proportionally larger in relation to body size when compared to other species, an adaptation needed to disperse body heat. Arabian wolves do not usually live in large packs, and instead hunt in pairs or in groups of about three to four animals. There is, however, footage of a pack 12 members strong filmed for the BBC documentary ''Wild Arabia'' in 2013. This subspecies is unusual, as it is not known to howl. Arabian wolves have short, thin fur in summer, though the hair on their back remains long even in summer. It is thought that this is an adaptation against solar radiation. The winter coat is long, though not as long as northern subspecies. The Arabian wolf possesses no sweat glands; like other canines, they control body temperature by rapid panting which causes evaporation from the lungs. Unlike other grey wolves the middle two toes of an Arabian wolf's paws are fused, a trait originally thought unique to the African wild dog. It is distinguished from the Indian wolf by its paler fur, smaller size and proportionally smaller head.
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