Wolves are common to all parts of the Northern Hemisphere. They are usually shy and cautious around humans but unlike the dog, have not been domesticated at all. The most common type of wolf is the gray wolf, or timber wolf.dult grey wolves are 4 to 6.56 feet (120 to 200centimeters) long and weigh about 40 to 175 pounds (18 to 79 kilograms). Just like its name, the gray wolf typically has thick gray fur, although pure white or all black variations exist. Another common species, the red wolf, is a bit smaller.
As Bill Gates recently pointed out, that killer is the mosquito. No other species, including our own, is responsible for the loss of as many human lives each year as mosquitoes are, Gates continues. Humans murder around 475,000 other people each year. Snakes kill around 50,000, while dogs (mainly from rabies transmission) claim another 25,000 lives.
Children and pregnant women are the worst affected by malaria Wikimedia Commons. As 25 April marks World Malaria Day, IBTimesUK looks at the countries most affected by the mosquito-transmitted disease. Despite malaria mortality rates have diminished by 42% since 2000, the disease caused an estimated 627,000 deaths in 2012 only, according to the World Health Organization. Children and pregnant women are the worst affected, and over 80% of deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa among children under five. Nigeria. Around 40% of global malaria deaths occur in just two countries: Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the WHO said.