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grey wolf weighing 80kg, has been shot in NW of Bulgaria, a reporters from Sofia said. The catch if confirmed to be the biggest ever.
The hunter Slavcho Slavchev killed the wolf near the village of Brusartzi, with a single bullet in the head while lying in ambush for other game. The wolf Slavcho sais, was six-year-old.
According to The International Wolf Centre IWC, in Ely in the US state of Minnesota, the heaviest wolf on record weighed 79.4kg.
There was no immediate independent confirmation of the weight of the animal Mr Slavchev said he had shot, but he ads that a 50kg wold is considered a superb tropy.
The Gray Wolf (Canis lupus; also spelled Grey Wolf, also known as Timber Wolf or Wolf) is a mammal in the order Carnivora. The Gray Wolf shares a common ancestry with the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris), as evidenced by DNA sequencing and genetic drift studies
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeastern Europe, and a member state of the European Union. It has one of the largest game populations in Europe, including more than 2500 grey wolves according to the latest tally.
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