List of wolves
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This is a list of famous wolves or wolf packs
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Pack (canine)
Pack is a social group of conspecific canids. Not all species of canids - notably the red fox - form packs. Pack size and social behaviour within packs varies across species.-Species which exhibit pack behavior:...
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Historical wolves
- Jean-BaptisteHunting of Jean-BaptisteThe Hunting of Jean-Baptiste was a wolf-hunt that began in France and ended somewhere in the Duchy of Luxembourg, and is notable not only for the detailed record of the chase that survived but as an excellent representative of modernized hunting in the medieval style...
- Lobo the King of CurrumpawLobo the King of Currumpaw"Lobo the King of Currumpaw" is the first story of author Ernest Thompson Seton's 1898 book Wild Animals I Have Known. Seton based the book on his experience hunting wolves in the Southwestern United States.-Summary:...
- Three Toes of Harding CountyThree Toes of Harding CountyThree Toes of Harding County was the nickname given to a solitary North American male wolf who terrorized ranches in Harding County, South Dakota over a thirteen year period in the early 20th century. His hunting range extended into southwestern North Dakota and south eastern Montana.Three Toes...
Man-eaterMan-eaterMan-eater is a colloquial term for an animal that preys upon humans. This does not include scavenging. Although human beings can be attacked by many kinds of animals, man-eaters are those that have incorporated human flesh into their usual diet...
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- Beast of GévaudanBeast of GévaudanThe Beast of Gévaudan is a name given to man-eating wolf-like animals alleged to have terrorized the former province of Gévaudan , in the Margeride Mountains in south-central France from 1764 to 1767 over an area stretching . The beasts were consistently described by eyewitnesses as having...
- Wolf of AnsbachWolf of AnsbachThe Wolf of Ansbach was a man-eating wolf that attacked and killed an unknown number of people in the Principality of Ansbach in 1685, then a part of the Holy Roman Empire.-History:...
- Wolf of GubbioWolf of GubbioThe wolf of Gubbio was a wolf that, according to the Fioretti di San Francesco, terrorized the city of Gubbio until it was tamed by St. Francis of Assisi acting on behalf of God...
- Wolf of GysingeWolf of GysingeThe Wolf of Gysinge was a man-eating wolf which, in three months, attacked and killed many children in Gysinge near central Sweden in the early 1820s.-Attacks:...
- Wolf of SarlatWolf of SarlatThe Wolf of Sarlat attacked and wounded seventeen people in Sarlat, France, in June 1766. Unlike other wolves that had become man-eaters, it was notable in that it attacked only grown men, standing on its hind legs to get at the face and neck. A burgher of Saint-Julien, Monsieur Dubex de Descamps,...
- Wolf of SoissonsWolf of SoissonsThe Wolf of Soissons was a man-eating wolf which terrorized the commune of Soissons northeast of Paris over a period of two days in 1765, attacking eighteen people, four of whom died from their wounds....
- Wolves of AshtaWolves of AshtaThe wolves of Ashta were a pack of 6 man-eating Indian wolves which between the last quarter of 1985 to January 1986, killed 17 children in the Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh. The pack consisted of two adult males, one adult female, one subadult female and two cubs...
- Wolves of HazaribaghWolves of HazaribaghThe Wolves of Hazaribagh were a pack of five man-eating Indian wolves which between February and August 1981, killed 13 children aged from 4 to 10 years. Their hunting range was 2.7 square miles around the town of Hazaribagh in the eastern Indian district of Bihar...
- Wolves of ParisWolves of ParisThe Wolves of Paris were a man-eating wolf pack that entered Paris during the winter of 1450 through breaches in the city walls, killing forty people. A wolf named Courtaud, or "Bobtail", was the leader of the pack...
- Wolves of PérigordWolves of PérigordThe Wolves of Périgord were a pack of man-eating wolves that plagued the northwestern regions of Périgord, France, in February 1766. According to official records, the wolves killed eighteen people and wounded many others before they were eliminated....
- Wolves of TurkuWolves of TurkuThe Wolves of Turku were a trio of man-eating wolves which between 1880–81, killed 22 children in Turku, Finland. The average ageof the victims of these wolves was 5.9 years. Their depredations caused such concern that the local and national government became involved, calling help from Russian and...
In mythology
- AmarokAmarok (wolf)Amarok is the name of a gigantic wolf in Inuit mythology.It is said to hunt down and devour anyone foolish enough to hunt alone at night. Unlike real wolves who hunt in packs, Amarok hunts alone. It is sometimes considered equivalent to the waheela of cryptozoology...
- Fenrir
- Freki and Geri
- Hati Hróðvitnisson
- SköllSkollIn Norse mythology, Sköll is a wolf that chases the horses Árvakr and Alsviðr, that drag the chariot which contains the sun through the sky every day, trying to eat her. Sköll has a brother, Hati, who chases Máni, the moon...
- WargWargIn Norse mythology, a vargr is a wolf and in particular refers to the wolf Fenrir and his sons Sköll and Hati. Based on this, J. R. R. Tolkien in his fiction used the Old English form warg In Norse mythology, a vargr (often anglicised as warg or varg) is a wolf and in particular refers to the...
- Romulus and RemusRomulus and RemusRomulus and Remus are Rome's twin founders in its traditional foundation myth, although the former is sometimes said to be the sole founder...
Fictional wolves
- AkelaAkela (Jungle Book)Akela is a character in Rudyard Kipling's stories, The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. He is the leader of the Seeonee pack of Indian wolves and presides over the pack's council meetings...
- Big Bad WolfBig Bad WolfThe Big Bad Wolf is a term used to describe a fictional wolf who appears in several precautionary folkloric stories, including some of Aesop's Fables and Grimm's Fairy Tales.-Interpretations:...
- Bigby WolfBigby WolfBigby Wolf is a major character in the comic book series Fables. He is the Big Bad Wolf of legend and served as the sheriff of the exile community known as Fabletown for several hundred years...
- MaugrimMaugrimMaugrim is a fictional wolf, a servant of White Witch in the book The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. He is captain of the witch's Secret Police...
- RakshaRaksha (Jungle Books)Raksha the Demon is a fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories, collected in The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book...
See also
- Wolf (disambiguation)Wolf (disambiguation)-Canid species:*All subspecies of Canis lupus , "the gray wolf", except the two domestic dog subspecies: Canis lupus familiaris and Canis lupus dingo.*Some non-Canis lupus members of the dog family of animals, including:...
- Wolves in fictionWolves in fiction-Fiction:* Baree, Son of Kazan by James Oliver Curwood sequel to Kazan, available at Project Gutenberg * The Call of the Wild by Jack London features a sled-dog named Buck who becomes the leader of a wolf pack....
- Werewolves in fictionWerewolves in fictionWerewolf fiction denotes the portrayal of werewolves and other shapeshifting man/woman-beasts, in the media of literature, drama, film, games, and music. But They Are Real! But we are hard to find.Werewolf literature includes folklore, legend, saga, fairy tales, Gothic and Horror fiction, fantasy...
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