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  1. Hokkaido wolf
    Hokkaido wolfExtinct subspecies of mammal
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  2. DomainEukaryota
    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    Taxonomy and origin

    The Ezō wolf or Hokkaidō wolf (Canis lupus hattai Kishida, 1931) is an extinct subspecies of the gray wolf (Canis lupus). In 1890, the skulls of Japanese wolves (Canis lupus hodophilax) were compared with those … See more

    Range

    Ezo is a Japanese word meaning "foreigner" and referred to the historical lands of the Ainu people to the north of Honshu, which the Japanese named Ezo-chi. The Ainu were to be found on Hokkaido, … See more

    Description

    A study of Ezo wolf morphology showed that it was similar in size to mainland Asian and North American wolves. It stood 70–80 cm at the withers. Soviet zoologist Vladimir Geptner wrote that the wolves (classed under the … See more

    History

    The Ainu revered the wolf as the deity Horkew Kamuy ("howling god"), in recognition of the animal's similar hunting habits. Wolves were sacrificed in "sending-away" iomante ceremonies, and some Ainu communitie… See more

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