Japanese Wolf
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| ニホンオオカミ | |||
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| Romaji | Nihon'ōkami
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| Debut | Kemono Friends (2015 Game) | ||
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| Scientific Name | Canis lupus hodophilax
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| Distribution | the Japanese archipelago
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| Diet | Carnivore
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| Avg. Lifespan | ?
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| Read More | Japanese Wolf
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| Japanese Wolf | Season 2 | Festival | Pavilion | KF3 | Nexon Game | Stage Play | Gallery |
The Japanese Wolf is a type of extinct Friend that appeared in original Kemono Friends game.
Appearance
Japanese Wolf has long primarily light brownish orange hair with white tips on her bangs, the tips, and on tufts sticking out below her ears, which are tipped with a darker shade and are white on the inside. Her eyes are a bright orange and lack shine like the other extinct Friends. Her tail is curved inwards and down, and is primarily the same colour as her hair with some light white on the inside.
She has a large fluffy white fur collar above her sailor-style uniform shirt, which is the same brownish orange shade as her hair. The ends of the long sleeves are white and have two stripes on the cuffs, and her gloves are white. On the folded collar of her shirt are two white stripes. Beneath this collar is a tied pink plaid scarf, the same colour and pattern as her pleated skirt. She has brownish orange socks that fade to white at the feet, with white shoes with fur around the top.
Series Appearances
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In Real Life
The Japanese wolf is an extinct subspecies of the gray wolf that was once endemic to the islands of Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū in the Japanese archipelago. It is also known as the Honshū wolf. Its binomial name derives from the Greek Hodos (path) and phylax (guardian), in reference to Japanese folklore, which portrayed wolves as the protectors of travellers. It was one of two subspecies that were once found in the Japanese archipelago, the other being the Hokkaidō wolf.
The wolf was first recorded in writings from AD 713. Other historical records indicated Japanese wolf preferred to prey on wild or domesticated horses. In 1701, the first wolf bounty was introduced and in 1736, rabies appeared among dogs in eastern Japan spread to the wolf population. That led to organized hunts and wiped out the entire species. The last of the kind was captured and killed at Washikaguchi of Higashiyoshino village in Nara Prefecture, Japan on January 23, 1905. Some interpretations of the extinction put emphasis on how the locals changed their perceptions of the wolves. Rabies might induce more aggression among the wolves and habitat loss drove them into clashes with humans. These factors led to their being targeted.
Trivia
- In ancient Japan, Japanese wolf was deified as a wolf god, also known as Ōkuchi-no-Makami or Makami, who was worshipped and feared. Ōkuchi-no-Makami was also one of the old aliases for the wolf.