Do you have a soft spot for the gray wolf? Would you like to use their image on your personal checks?

Wolves are one of the most misunderstood animals on the planets. Many people fear them and shun them. However, many early cultures revered them and respected them. The wolf has been around since the Ice Age, making it one of our oldest living mammals. He must be doing something right!

While the wolf used to dominate much of the earth, today many of his environments are endangered. However, he is thankfully far from extinction. Many people think that wolves attack people and therefore are dangerous. This isn't always true, though. While wolves are indeed meat eaters, they are generally quite shy of human beings and will stay away from them unless they are provoked.

In order to protect the wolf, there are quite a few sanctuaries around the world. You can also symbolically adopt a gray wolf through the World Wildlife Federation.

Native Americans knew that wolves were sacred and that they were fabulous hunters. As a result, several tribes adopted the gray wolf a their "mascot."

There are many types of wolf checks available for purchase, depending on what your interests are.

The "Spirit of the Wolf" check design features 4 rotating images of the grey wolf. In these checks, you can get a glimpse of the wolf's dignity, wild spirit, loyalty, and it's haunting, lonely music. These are beautiful checks that are very tastefully painted. Artist Eddie LePage manages to get in every touch of a wolf's muscular body, attentive carriage and gripping look. Aside from top-tear checks, these also come in side-tear checks and duplicate checks as well.

On the other hand, the "Call of the Wild series has images illustrated by well-known artist Al Agnew. These checks show the wolf pack and their territories in the forests and snowy tundra.

The "Defenders of Wildlife" check series contains photographs taken by wildlife photographer Jim Brandenburg. The Defenders Wolves series also contains matching checks, address labels, contact cards and a coordinating leather checkbook cover.

You can also purchase the National Wildlife Federation features Wild Animal Baby Checks. Although these checks do not have all images of wolves, a baby wolf is shown on one of them.

If you would like to buy your wolf checks then you should purchase them online. By buying them from a secure and reputable website you can save as much as 50% off of what your checks could have cost you at your local bank. As an added benefit, there are more check designs accessible online so you don't have to be concerned about picking them from a limited quantity.

When you order your checks online you need to make sure that you have your checking account number and your routing number handy and available. These will be printed right onto the checks themselves so you will need to know them. You should expect to receive your checks in around 5 days-a lot sooner than most banks can get them to you.

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