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THE ARCTIC WOLF lives in the barren wilderness of the frozen polar region. It rarely encounters its greatest threat . . . humans. The wolf lives on a diet of caribou, musk ox, hares, and lemmings. To survive, the wolf pack must travel around a range of up to 800 hundred square miles. They must tolerate months of darkness, temperatures in the sub-zero range, and weeks without food. The ground is frozen most of the year.

The Plains Indians traveled around a range of up to 200 thousand square miles in order to survive. Following the migrating Buffalo was an important part of their existence for it provided food, shelter, blankets, clothing, utensils, weapons, and other items. All of the buffalo was used...nothing was wasted.

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