{{Lore}}
Wolves are the second-smallest of the canine species in the Mazes, only larger than [[fox|foxes]]. Type-designated ''canis lupus'', 11 different subspecies (called ''races'' or ''breeds'') have been identified as native to the Mazes, all of which have been domesticated or tamed at some point by sapients. The wolf breed pictured in the infobox is the ''brown wolf'' (''canis lupus lupus'' - known in the real world as the Eurasian wolf), the most common and therefore the nominate subspecies. On average, a typical wolf will be between 2 and 4 feet tall, and weighs 45 to 90 pounds, depending on subspecies and specific individuals.
Wolves are social creatures that usually travel in packs, each one composed of about 20 to 40 individuals and usually led by an alpha, the wolf considered the leader of its pack. Four out of five alphas are male, but all are generally the most respected among their peers, if not the oldest and strongest. Wolf packs split into squads, usually one to five wolves in each, and these squads roam the Mazes as hunters and scavengers. On occasion, "rogue" squads form, splitting off from larger packs and traveling on their own, eventually forming new packs in time.