Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin (ISSN 0178 – 6288) . Number 107, November 2013, pp. 1-29. | Page 12

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The hair of the summer coat of Canis lupus pallipes and Canis lupus arabs is about 30 mm. long on the back and about 10 mm. on the sides, but there is much variation. Winter back hairs, particularly from the Mediterranean area, are 45-65 mm. long, those of the saddle 70-100 mm., and those of the sides 20-30 mm. long. Whereas the summer coat has no wool, or only a little between the longer dorsal hairs, the winter coat has a dense wool layer (Mendelssohn I982, Khalaf-von Jaffa 1990). A characteristic feature of many wolves in Palestine is that the pads of the third and fourth toes are connected from behind. This connection is conspicuous mainly on the forefeet, but if the pads of the forefeet are connected, those of the hind feet are generally connected too. Under favorable conditions, this connection also shows in the tracks and verifies that the track is from a ??????5??????????$????-?????????)???????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????!????????-???????????9?????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????A?????????????????????????????)???????????E???????????????????????????????????????????? ?????M?????? ???M??????Q??????????????????????????????A?????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q??????????????????????A??????????????????????5??????????$????-?????????)???????????()Q???%????????%??????]?????
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