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Leofdoc t1_jdryri5 wrote

Reply to comment by ApiContraption in PsBattle: Wolf in a car next to a guy by Zetheryian

Is this a perspective issue, or is a wolf really big enough to fit an entire human head in it's mouth?

That thing looks huge.

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[deleted] t1_jdrztoh wrote

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HaikuBotStalksMe t1_jdszi5m wrote

Get that science mumbo jumbo out of here. Is the wolf really that large?

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Pandarandrist t1_jdt7aat wrote

Yes. Seeing them in person I was blown away. This maybe makes them look slightly larger than they are. But they are...they are not dogs. They are big.

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SNERDAPERDS t1_jdtvf0n wrote

My Great Dane is that big. He's a dog.

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Pandarandrist t1_jdu5y5r wrote

Your great dane is a dog, but he doesn't look like a wolf. I think when people see wolves, they imagine them to be the size of the dogs that kind of look like them.

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LunarBahamut t1_jdumhe4 wrote

But that's not what you said in the comment he replied to?

Certified Reddit moment.

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LunarBahamut t1_jdumisp wrote

People downvoting you while making a completely valid point.

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Caelinus t1_jduq0sf wrote

This is of course referring to a specific type of grey wolf, for people who are interested. The vast majority of wolves around the world are nowhere near this big. However, Grey/Timber wolves from NA are waaaaaay bigger than you would expect. We have a sanctuary for them where I live, and it is super lucky they are not terribly aggressive towards people.

One of them I saw was over 100lbs, (they are lighter for their size than dogs as they are narrower) and probably 6 feet long. It was a younger one, and was super happy to see us.

When going into the viewing potion of the sanctuary I noticed they had ~12 foot fences, and I swear that wolf was hitting 8-10 with every jump. Thew threw a whole elk in the pen, and a single wolf grabbed it and dragged it off on its own. They are freakishly strong and fast.

For whatever reason they are generally more curious about people than aggressive, as I said though, so all the wolves would hang out in the viewing area to people watch calmly whenever people showed up. The young ones wanted to play with the humans, but they are too strong and uncontrollable, so even if they did not intentionally hurt you they would still accidentally maul you.

Really interesting creatures.

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LunarBahamut t1_jdumev2 wrote

Obviously they can crunch through bone, that's where the most valuable and tasty nutrition is located if you hunt large mammals.

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deanreevesii t1_jds8fm7 wrote

Forced perspective is how a lot of big-dog photos are exaggerated.

This has very very little forced perspective at all. Wolves are really scary big.

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Xalbana t1_jdt1m1g wrote

I've seen a wolf dog hybrid up close. They're huge.

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jimmifli t1_jdtyvua wrote

I saw a wolf sitting on a hill beside the hwy, it gave me vertigo because my brain expected it to be a dog, once we were close enough that he was dog sized, everything else looked too small, and then my brain struggled piecing together why the dog was so big.

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cxp64 t1_jds1jfy wrote

They are huge. I saw a pic of a husky standing next to a wolf, and that really put it in perspective for me. I have a purebred husky, and she's big, but she'd only come up to the shoulder of a wolf standing side by side.

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Whitealroker1 t1_jds0zi1 wrote

Friend I was visiting had a wolfhound and when I arrived his wife had him away from the house I was warned about the size of the thing but holy fuck when he got home.

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focus503 t1_jdsj59g wrote

25 years ago after work I ate a handful of mushrooms a friend gave me in Scotland.

I'm walking home in this park, November, misty, lane lined with 200 year old oak trees, looking at Edinburgh castle up on the hill in the distance; all very much of a muchness.

I'm sort of half walking backwards looking at the castle, and the mist kind of parts and up lopes this, thing.

I had never seen a wolfhound before, and this thing is massive. Grey, wet, muzzle dripping from the mist and slobbering and running.

" So this is how it ends." I casually remark to myself in the second or two I'm watching this unfold. It goes running by and then his owner jogged up behind him a couple of seconds later.

It was gorgeous, and in the next couple of years I see them all the time in the neighborhood and I began this sort of lifelong desire to own one until I realize how short lived they actually are.

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DasConsi t1_jdt3od8 wrote

What a story! Very well written too, definitely a moment to remember lol

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Amyarchy t1_jdtf78j wrote

My wolfhound likes to rest his head on my shoulder when I drive and this wolf's head looks to be twice as big; I call shenanigans.

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Shishire t1_jdsznbj wrote

Siberian Huskies, one of the dog breeds that lots of people compare to wolves, tend to weigh about 35-60 lbs, depending upon various factors.

Alaskan Malamutes, a similar breed with a distinct origin have a large range of sizes, but can span anywhere from 65 lbs on the low end to 130 lbs on the high end, with some truly exceptional individuals reaching 150 lbs. For the record, those 150 lbs dogs are some of the largest in the world, both due to height, weight, and fur mass.

Northwestern Wolves (the generally accepted largest subspecies) dwarf Malamutes, averaging 120 lbs and topping out at a whopping 175 lbs for the largest verified specimen on record.

TL;DR: Wolves are big, yo

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OKahnloc t1_jdtf7bi wrote

https://i.imgur.com/zVbQXmK.jpg My guy is 100 lbs and according to the test my gf got he’s 75% Siberian husky 12.5% GSD and 12.5% malamute. I’m 5’11 and when he stands he’s almost face to face with me.

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Shishire t1_jdujjo7 wrote

Can't speak to the quality of genetic testing, but he definitely looks like a good boy to us.

Err... What we meant to say is that he looks a good bit more Malamute than Husky to our (admittedly amateur) eyes.

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mossheart t1_jdvtnrr wrote

The answer is it depends on the provider

CBC recently did a marketplace review, sending the same samples to multiple test companies, including a human DNA sample as a gotcha. Results are worth a read

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Shishire t1_jdvzx42 wrote

That's... terrifying and hilarious at the same time. Two different companies actually gave results for the canine ancestry of a human DNA sample.

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Faelysis t1_jds1j00 wrote

Wolves are huge.. There's some smaller races but yeah, they are mostly way bigger than an average dog.

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xrumrunnrx t1_jdsyrra wrote

I think there is some perspective here but they can be very large. I'm only chiming in semi-repeating what others said because I had the chance to meet some wolves at a sanctuary up close. Petting a few and all that.

Like everyone else I was told they're mega big, but they aren't dire wolf level big like some make them out to be. Definitely imposing and intimidating, but they aren't so big to fit a whole head in their mouth like a German shepherd holding a softball.

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Wandering_Weapon t1_jdsj0b4 wrote

It's huge. I have a dog with a similar size head. When he lays it on my chest it goes from my neck to my naval.

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Actressprof t1_jdufx0b wrote

AND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE’S ANOTHER ONE IN THE BACK!!!! Good God this guy must spent a lot on food.

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Zetheryian OP t1_jdvifco wrote

If i didn't get any leftovers from the local butcher i'd be spending 600$ a month.

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SturmFee t1_je0al3t wrote

Nah he just lets them loose near the closest Kindergarden...

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