~Red Mask Wolf~

[DeathHowl]

                                                                           ~History~

Red Mask Wolves were a high intolerant species near the Gulf of Mexico.Many hunters shot
and killed Red Mask Wolves just for the coloration of its face, and sold the pelt for money.Red Mask wolves were hunted
until they became extinct in the wild.Only then 50 remain in a secluded location close to the Gulf of Mexico called
Red Mask Nature Reserve.A woman captured 50 Red Mask wolves and kept them there for study and to repopulate their species.But sadly, most of the wolves were male, only 10 were female.Hunters shot females so they wouldn't need to deal with pups and more of them.She kept the females in a roomy cage when they were ready to breed and brought 3 males to mate with them.In the spring, 34 pups were born.To this day, there are now 500+ Red-Faced wolves left in the Red Mask Nature Reserve.The keeper said that she would release about 300 wolves into the wild again.
Hunting Red Mask wolves is now illegal.


                                                                            ~Behavior~

Red Mask males are aggressive and abrasive, and usually are the ones to cause fights.Fighting gets real gorey when it comes to mating and territory.

Red Mask females are silent and sly, and are the ones to stay away from fighting males.When protecting pups,
it gets violent.


                                                                            ~Diet~

Red Mask wolves are carnivores and rely on meat only.When herds of their prey gets scarce, they will turn to smaller prey;fish,snakes,mice,ect.


                                            ~Mating Behavior/Reproduction(May be graphic)~

When a female is ready to breed, her red mask that covers her face would turn a hot pink color, showing she is ready to breed.The male's red mask and body markings would turn from blood red to neon red, used for attraction and scaring off potential rivals during breeding season.The female would spray a 'perfume' like substance around every inch of her territory or if living in a pack,keep her tail off to the side for males to catch her scent.When a male has caught a female in heat, he would hiss lowly and trot around her elegantly,showing his brightly colored face.The female would respond with her rump waving in the air and her tail moved way off to the side, exposing herself to mating.The male would then mount her, mating like all normal canines, and ending up into a 'dog knot'.After mating, the male would remain mated with the female for life, unless he or she dies.Mating takes place in Late Spring,Late Summer,or Early Autumn.Pups are then born 9-10 months later, the longest canine pregnancy in the world.

 
                                                                           ~Pups~

Pups are usually born the next year in Spring or Summer.Females must find a secure place to give birth to her
pups.The female would grab anything thats soft and place it in the selected den.She would remain in that den for hours
on in until she gives birth.Females can give birth to 2-6 pups, on rare occasions 8-10.The pups are born blind and deaf and are helpless.Red Mask pups are not born with the red mask.The pups nurse off their mothers for 3 months of their life until they become weaned. Pups at 5 months of age would then learn how to hunt and track prey.
At 8 months they would be considered as a teenager, and their red mask starts to form.
At 10 months, they become of sexual age and their red mask has fully formed.
They would either leave to start their own pack or remain with their birth pack.

Here's an example on how the mask develops on each gender:

Male:

8 Months:
(Marking Name:Mask)
9 Months:
(Marking Name:Spotted Hyena)
10 Months:
(Marking Name:German Shepherd)

Female:

8 Months:
(Marking Name:Racoon)
9 Months:
(Marking Name:Cross)
10 Months:
(Marking Name:Siamese)
To get the head markings for the first 2 of female's mask development, and various other markings for your wolf, go to
http://tinyurl.com/3kzhb5y to download TheOriginalHammy's markings!



 
                                                                     ~Life Expectancy~

Males would stop breeding at the age of 18 and die at around 30 years of age.
Females would stop breeding at age 15 and die at around 28 years of age.

                                                                      
                                                                       ~Sociality~

Red Mask wolves are pack animals and would likely not survive without a pack.Packs contain around as many members possible.Alphas consider it saftey in numbers.

                                                             ~Creating Your Red-Faced~

Common Male:

Common Female:


Pelts:White,Brown,Cream,Black,Calico(marble marking 1 with some random pelt),Gray,Silver,Or a mixture of these colors.

UnderFur:Black,Gray,Brown,Peach,White.

Eye Variations:Ring,Whole,Whole Slit,More Glow,Fire,Oval.

Eye Colors:Any color.

Ear Variations:Back,Hyena,Pointy,PitBull.

Sizes:

Male:

Female:

Head Markings:Male:German Shepherd Female:Siamese

Body Markings:

Male:Anything with large spots,stripes,crosses,ect ect.They must be large widespread markings.(Get the Mass markings package from TheOriginalHammy~~>http://tinyurl.com/3kzhb5y)


Female:Anything with small spots, faded spots,merles,brindles,ect ect.They must be small and widespread or nothing on the body at all.

Tails:Wolf,Thin,Sickle

Marking Colors:

Male(Out of Breeding Season):Blood Red (Code for the color:99,0,0)

Female(Not InSeason):Pale Red (Code for the color:157,37,35)

Male(In Breeding Season):Neon Red (Code for the color:Maximum red)

Female(InSeason):Low Hot Pink(Code for the color:185,0,61)

Manes and Tufts: Back Mane, Elbow+Rump,Elbow,Rump,Full Tuft.

Deformities Of the Species(These are highly rare for this animal.If you want to use you MUST ask me before using for your wolf):

1.Floppy Ears(Extremly Rare)

2.Folded Ears(Rare)

3.No Back Mane(Somewhat Rare)

4.No Tufts(Rare)

5.No Tail(Highly Rare)

6.Cat Tail(Extremly Rare)

7.Blind(Very Rare)

8.Slightly Larger(Somewhat Rare)

9.Small Eyes(Slightly Rare)

10.Small Ears(Rare)

11.Orb Eyes(Very Rare)

12.Any Head Mane(Medium/Highly Rare)

13.Unable To Reproduce(Very Rare/Extremly Rare)

14.Deaf(Rare)




Map(thinking about design ATM):0%

Name:
Age:
Sex:
Mate:
Pups:
Pack:
Personality:
History:

Thy for reading.Hope ya enjoyed

[puppyluv]

Cool. I wanna make one xDD

Well, I hope the Red Mask Wolf gets more population >:3 "GOOD LUCK RED MASKED WOLVES!!"

[DeathHowl]

Thy!You can make one whenever :3 Yus..."GO RED MASKS!" -flails rubber arms happily-

[IvyWolf]

I was wondering if my wolf could have a head mane? If not its fine. c:

[DeathHowl]

@Maddie sure go ahead.Thy for asking 83

[BrokenAngel09]

Id like to make one but I honestly dont understand the whole set up for females because the sliders are different from mine :/