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wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a Canis, canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus, subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, includin ...

(''Canis lupus'') is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. Wolf or wolves may also refer to:

Animals

Other canids and carnivores known as wolves include: * African golden wolf (''Canis anthus'') * Armbruster's wolf (''Canis armbrusteri''), extinct canine of North America *

Coywolf A coywolf is a canid hybrid descended from coyotes (''Canis latrans''), Eastern wolf, eastern wolves (''Canis lycaon''), Gray wolf, gray wolves (''Canis lupus''), and dogs (''Canis familiaris''). All of these species are members of the genus ''C ...

, a wolf-coyote hybrid *

Dire wolf The dire wolf (''Aenocyon dirus'' ) is an Extinction, extinct species of Caninae, canine which was native to the Americas during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene epochs (125,000–10,000 years ago). The species was named in 1858, four y ...

(''Aenocyon dirus''), extinct canine of North America * Edward's wolf (''Canis edwardii''), extinct canine of North America *

Ethiopian wolf The Ethiopian wolf (''Canis simensis''), also called the red jackal, the Simien jackal or Simien fox, is a canine native to the Ethiopian Highlands. In southeastern Ethiopia, it is also known as the horse jackal. It is similar to the coyote in si ...

(''Canis simensis''), also known as Abyssinian wolf *

Falkland Islands wolf The Falkland Islands wolf (''Dusicyon australis'') was the only native land mammal of the Falkland Islands. This endemic canid became extinct in 1876, the first known canid to have become extinct in historical times. Traditionally, it had been ...

(''Dusicyon australis''), extinct canine of the Falkland Islands * Hare-eating wolf (''Canis lepophagus''), extinct canine of North America *

Maned wolf The maned wolf (''Chrysocyon brachyurus'') is a large canine of South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay, and is almost extinct in Uruguay. Its markings resemble those of a red fox, but it is neither a fox nor ...

(''Chrysocyon brachyurus''), a South American canid species * Mountain wolf or red wolf (''Cuon alpinus''), better known as dhole or Indian wild dog * Painted wolf or ornate wolf (''Lycaon pictus''), better known as the African wild dog * Prairie wolf (''Canis latrans''), better known as the coyote *

Red wolf The red wolf (''Canis rufus'') is a Canis, canine native to the southeastern United States. Its size is intermediate between the coyote (''Canis latrans'') and Wolf, gray wolf (''Canis lupus''). The red wolf's taxonomic classification as being ...

(''Canis rufus''), an endangered canine of the Southeastern United States sometimes considered a subspecies of the gray wolf * Reed wolf (''Canis aureus moreoticus''), better known as the European jackal, a subspecies of golden jackal * Rocky Mountain wolf (disambiguation) * Tasmanian wolf or marsupial wolf (''Thylacinus cynocephalus''), an extinct Australian mammal * Tiger wolf (''Crocuta crocuta''), better known as the spotted hyena * Timber wolf (disambiguation) * Tweed wolf or eastern coyote, a variety of coywolf *

Zhoukoudian wolf ''Canis mosbachensis'' is an extinct wolf that inhabited Europe from the late Early Pleistocene to the Middle Pleistocene, around 1.4 million to 400,000 years ago. ''Canis mosbachensis'' is widely considered to have descended from the earlier ''C ...

(''Canis variabilis''), an extinct canine of Central and East Asia

Arts and entertainment

Fictional entities

Wolf (name) Wolf is a given name and a surname. It is common among Germanic-speaking peoples, alongside variants such as Wulf. Names which translate to English "wolf" are also common among other nations, including many Native American peoples within the curren ...

, including a list of fictional characters known as wolf * W.O.L.F. (Winter Operational Light Fighting Vehicle), in the G.I. Joe universe * The Wolves, in horror comic series ''

Witch Creek Road ''Witch Creek Road'' is a horror comic series, written by Garth Matthams and drawn by Kenan Halilović. It features a distinctive artistic style and a story line that has received attention from readers and critics. The series is considered a no ...

Film

* ''The Wolf'' (1916 film), a Hungarian film * ''The Wolf'', a 1919 film by James Young * ''Wolves'' (1930 film), a film starring Charles Laughton * ''Wolf'' (1955 film), a Japanese film * ''The Wolves'' (1956 film), an Italian neorealistic drama film starring Silvana Mangano * ''The Wolves'' (1971 film), a Japanese film * ''Wolf'' (1994 film), a film starring Jack Nicholson * ''Wolves'' (1999 film), a documentary short * ''Wolf'', a 2008 film by

Daniel Alfredson Hans Daniel Björn Alfredson (born 23 May 1959 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish film director who is best known for directing film versions of two parts of the '' Millennium Trilogy'': '' The Girl Who Played with Fire'' and '' The Girl Wh ...

* ''The Wolf'' (2004 film) or ''El Lobo'', a Spanish biographical film by Miguel Courtois * ''Wolf'' (2013 film), a Dutch film by Jim Taihuttu * ''Wolves'' (2014 film), a Canadian action horror film starring Lucas Till * ''Wolves'' (2016 film), an American sports drama film starring Michael Shannon * ''Wolf'' (2021 Indian film), a Malayalam thriller film by Shaji Azeez * ''Wolf'' (2021 Irish-Polish film), an Irish-Polish drama film * ''Wolves'' (2022 film), a Canadian thriller film starring Mark Nocent * ''Wolfs'' (film), a 2024 American action thriller film

Music

Bands

* Wolf (band), a Swedish heavy metal band

Albums

* ''Wolf'' (Hugh Cornwell album) (1988) * ''Wolf'' (Trevor Rabin album) (1981) * ''Wolf'' (Tyler, the Creator album) (2013) * ''Wolves'' (Deadlock album) (2007) * ''Wolves'' (Idiot Pilot album) (2007) * ''Wolves'' (My Latest Novel album) (2006) * ''Wolves'', an unreleased collab album between

Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer and record producer. One of the most prominent figures in hip-hop, he is known for his varying musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary. After ...

and

Drake Drake may refer to: Animals and creatures * A male duck * Drake (mythology), a term related to and often synonymous with dragon People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family ...

(2015) * ''Wolves'' (Rise Against album) (2017) * ''Wolves'' (Story of the Year album) (2017) * ''Wolves'', an album by Kyle Cook (2018) * ''Wolves'' (Candlebox album) (2021)

Songs

* "Wolf" (Exo song), 2013 *WOLF, a 2013 song and title track of the Tyler the Creator album

Wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a Canis, canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus, subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, includin ...

. * Wolf (Saint Asonia song), 2022 * "Wolves" (Big Sean song) (2020) * "Wolves" (Kanye West song) (2016) * "Wolves" (Selena Gomez and Marshmello song) (2017) * "The Wolves" (song), a 2011 song by Ben Howard * "Wolves" (Garbage song) (2021) * "Wolf", a song by B'z from '' New Love'' (2019) * "Wolf", a song by The Beau Brummels from ''The Beau Brummels'' (1975) * "Wolf", a song by First Aid Kit from ''The Lion's Roar'' (2012) * "Wolf", a song by Iced Earth from ''Horror Show'' (2001) * "Wolf", a song by Nash the Slash from '' Children of the Night'' (1981) * "Wolf", a song by Tungevaag & Raaban (2016) * "Wolf", a song by Veruca Salt from '' American Thighs'' (1994) * "Wolf", a song by Joe Walsh from '' The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get'' (1973) * "Wolves", a song by

Azure Ryder Azure Ryder, is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter from Sydney, Australia but is currently based in London. She released her debut EP, ''Running With The Wolves'', on 27 March 2020. Azure Covered Dua Lipa's song "Don't Start Now" for Tr ...

(2020) * "Wolves", a song by Ryan Adams from ''1984'' (2014) * "Wolves", a song by Big Wreck from ''Albatross'' (2012) * "Wolves", a song by Garth Brooks from '' No Fences'' (1990) * "Wolves", a song by Machine Head from ''

The Blackening ''The Blackening'' is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal music, heavy metal band Machine Head (band), Machine Head. Released on March 27, 2007, in the United States, ''The Blackening'' sold 16,000 units in its first week, and became ...

'' (2007) * "Wolves", a song by Europe from ''

Walk the Earth ''Walk the Earth'' is the eleventh studio album by the Swedish rock band Europe. It was released on 20 October 2017. The album was produced by Dave Cobb and recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London. Background The album was recorded in Abbey Road ...

'' (2017) * "Wolves", a song by Freya Ridings from ''

Blood Orange The blood orange is a variety of orange (fruit), orange with crimson, near blood-colored flesh. It is one of the sweet orange varieties (Citrus × sinensis, ''Citrus'' × ''sinensis''). It is also known as the raspberry orange. The dark flesh ...

'' (2023) * "Wolves", a song by the Cat Empire from ''

Rising with the Sun ''Rising with the Sun'' is the seventh studio album by Melbourne band the Cat Empire. It was produced by Jan Skubiszewski and released on 4 March 2016 through Two Shoes Records. The first single was "Qué Será Ahora", followed by "Wolves" and ...

'' (2016) * "Wolves", a song by Rise Against from ''

Wolves The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, including the dog and dingo, though gr ...

'' (2017) * "Wolves", a song by Scale the Summit from ''

Monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical ...

'' (2007) * "Wolves", a song by Wu-Tang Clan from ''

8 Diagrams ''8 Diagrams'' is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, released December 11, 2007, on SRC/Universal Motown Records. The album was released three years after the death of Ol' Dirty Bastard, and six years after the group ...

'' (2007) * "Wolves (Song of the Shepherd's Dog)", a song by Iron & Wine from '' The Shepherd's Dog'' (2007) * "The Wolf", a song by Chelsea Grin from '' Eternal Nightmare'' (2018) * "The Wolf", a song by Eddie Vedder from '' Into the Wild'' (2007) * "The Wolves", a song by Pharaoh from ''

Bury the Light Bury the Light is the fourth studio album by American power metal band Pharaoh, released on February 24, 2012 in Europe, and on March 6 in the United States via Cruz Del Sur Music. It features guest solos by Mike Wead (King Diamond Kim Bend ...

'' (2012) * "The Wolves (Act I and II)", a song by Bon Iver from ''

For Emma, Forever Ago ''For Emma, Forever Ago'' is the debut studio album by American indie folk band Bon Iver. It was first self-released in July 2007, and later saw wide release on the Jagjaguwar label in February 2008. The album is principally the work of singer-so ...

'' (2007)

Television

* ''The Wolf'' (TV series), a 2020 Chinese television series * ''Wolf'' (British TV series), a 2023 British crime thriller television series set in Wales * ''Wolf'' (American TV series), a 1989 CBS TV-series set in San Francisco * ''Wolf'' (Thai TV series), a 2019 Thai television series * ''Wolf'' (miniseries), a 2018 Turkish-language television miniseries

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* Wolf (card game), an historic variant of the card game Tippen * ''Wolf'' (novel), a children's novel by Gillian Cross * ''Wolf'' (video game), 1994 * ''The Wolf'', a 1908 play by

Eugene Walter Eugene Ferdinand Walter, Jr. (November 30, 1921 – March 29, 1998) was an American screenwriter, poet, short-story author, actor, puppeteer, gourmet chef, cryptographer, translator, editor, costume designer and well-known raconteur. During his y ...

* ''Wolves'' (book), a children's book by Emily Gravett * ''The Wolves'' (play), a 2016 play by Sarah DeLappe * ''

Lupin III , also written as ''Lupin the Third'', ''Lupin the 3rd'', or ''Lupin the IIIrd'', is a Japanese media franchise created by Monkey Punch. The series follows the endeavors of master thief Lupin III (character), Lupin III, grandson of gentleman t ...

'' or ''Wolf'', a manga and anime series

Astronomy

* 14P/Wolf, a periodic comet *

Wolf (crater) Wolf is a Lunar craters, lunar impact crater that lies in the south-central part of the Mare Nubium, a lunar mare in the southern hemisphere of the Moon. It lies to the north-northwest of the walled plain Pitatus (crater), Pitatus, and east-sout ...

, a lunar crater

Businesses and organizations

* Wolf Ammunition, a line of ammunition associated with Sporting Supplies International * Wolf Racing Cars, an Italian racing car manufacturer *

Women's Liberation Front The Women's Liberation Front (WoLF) is an American trans-exclusionary radical feminist organization that opposes transgender rights and related legislation. It opposed the Obama administration's Title IX directives which defined sex discrimina ...

(WoLF), an American non-profit radical feminist organization

Military

* HMS ''Wolf'', 16 ships of the British Royal Navy * SMS ''Wolf'', an armed merchant raider of the German Imperial Navy in World War I *

Land Rover Wolf The Land Rover Wolf is a light military vehicle manufactured by Land Rover in the United Kingdom (UK), based on the Land Rover Defender, introduced in 1994. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) designates the Wolf 90 (short wheelbase) as (TUL) ...

, a military utility vehicle in service with UK Armed Forces and the Dutch Marine Corps *

Wolf Armoured Vehicle The Wolf Armoured Vehicle () is an armoured personnel carrier, used mainly by the Israeli Defence Force. It was created to provide a better handling and better protected armoured vehicle than the M113 (Bardelas). The Wolf is a heavily armoured ...

, an Israeli-produced armored personnel carrier * Wolf, the military designation for the

Mercedes-Benz G-Class The Mercedes-Benz G-Class, colloquially known as the G-Wagon or G-Wagen (as an abbreviation of Geländewagen), is a four-wheel drive luxury SUV manufactured by Magna Steyr (formerly Steyr-Daimler-Puch) in Graz, Styria, Austria, and sold by Mercede ...

in the German Bundeswehr

People

, a given name and surname, including a list of people and characters with the name * The Wolves (professional wrestling), or the American Wolves, the tag team of Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards

Places

* Wolf, California, US * Wolf, Kansas, US * Wolf, Minnesota, US * Wolf, Ohio, US * Wolf, Oklahoma, US * Wolf, Wyoming, US * Wolf Township, Pennsylvania, US * Wolf (river), in Baden-Württemberg, Germany * The Wolves (Bristol Channel), two rocks in the Bristol Channel, UK *

Volcán Wolf Wolf Volcano (), also known as Mount Whiton, is the highest peak in the Galápagos Islands. It is situated on Isabela Island and reaches . It is a shield volcano with a characteristic upturned soup bowl shape. The volcano was named after Theod ...

, a volcano in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

Radio and television stations

WOLF (AM) WOLF (1490 kHz) is a commercial sports radio formatted broadcast AM radio station licensed to Syracuse, New York, serving the Syracuse metropolitan area. The station is owned by Craig Fox (radio host), Craig Fox, who also owns several other radio ...

, a radio station (1490 AM) licensed to Syracuse, New York, United States *

WOLF-FM WOLF-FM (92.1 Hertz, MHz) is a radio station serving the community of Baldwinsville, New York, in the Syracuse metropolitan area. The station is owned by Craig Fox (radio host), Craig Fox and Sam Furco, through licensee FoxFur Communications, LL ...

, a radio station (92.1 FM) licensed to Baldwinsville, New York, United States *

WOLF-TV WOLF-TV (channel 56) is a television station licensed to Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States, serving Northeastern Pennsylvania as an affiliate of the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network. It is the flagship (broadcasting), flagship property ...

, a television station (channel 22, virtual 56) licensed to Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States

Sports teams

Australia

* Brisbane Wolves FC, an Australian soccer team *

Wollongong Wolves FC Wollongong Wolves Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Wollongong, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW, the second-tier of Australian soccer ...

, an Australian rules football team * Western Wolves FC, an Australian rules football team *

Windsor Wolves The Windsor Wolves are a rugby league team based in the town of Windsor, New South Wales. The club fields both junior and senior teams in the Penrith District Rugby League competitions. The club has fielded teams in semi-professional, New Sout ...

, an Australian rugby team

Canada

* Akwesasne Wolves, a hockey team * La Tuque Wolves, a hockey team * Ottawa Wolves, a rugby team *

Ripley Wolves The Ripley Wolves are a senior ice hockey, hockey team based out of Ripley, Ontario, Ripley, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Ontario Elite Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association and Hockey Canada. Championships The Ripley Wolves have w ...

, a hockey team * St. Catharines Wolves, a soccer team * Shelburne Wolves, a hockey team *

Sudbury Wolves The Sudbury Wolves are an Ontario Hockey League (OHL) ice hockey team based in Greater Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Sudbury has had various hockey teams competing at the Junior ice hockey, junior and senior ice hockey levels of the game k ...

, a team in the Ontario Hockey League * Sudbury Jr. Wolves, former name of the Rayside-Balfour Canadians, a team in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League * Sudbury Wolves (EPHL), a defunct team in the Eastern Professional Hockey League *

Lakehead Thunderwolves The Lakehead Thunderwolves are the U Sports varsity athletic teams that represent Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Overview The Lakehead Thunderwolves are perennial powers in the OUA and U Sports in Nordic Skiing and wrest ...

, athletic program of lakehead University

United Kingdom

* Edinburgh Wolves, a Scottish American Football team *

Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England. They play home games at the Halliwell Jones Stadium and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. Warringto ...

, an English rugby league team *

Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club ( ), commonly referred to as Wolves, is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton Wolverhampton ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands of England. ...

, an English football team commonly known as "Wolves" *

Wolverhampton Wolves Wolverhampton Wolves were a British motorcycle speedway team based in Wolverhampton, England. They were champions of the United Kingdom five times and raced at Monmore Green Stadium from 1928 to 2023. History 1928–1930 Speedway (known ...

, an English Speedway team *

Worcester Wolves The Worcester Wolves are a basketball club in Worcester, England, Worcester, England. The team plays in the National Basketball League (England), NBL Division 2, the third tier of British basketball. The club was formed in 2000, and from 2006 u ...

, a British basketball team

United States

Carolina Raging Wolves The Carolina Raging Wolves were a team of the Women's Football Alliance The Women's Football Alliance (WFA) is a semi-pro full-contact women's American football league in the United States. Founded in 2009, it is the largest 11-on-11 foot ...

, a football team *

Chicago Wolves The Chicago Wolves are a professional ice hockey team based in Rosemont, Illinois. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Wolves play home games at the Allstate Arena ...

, a minor league ice hockey team * Connecticut Wolves, a soccer team * Detroit Wolves, a baseball team * Idaho Wolves, a soccer team *

Los Angeles Wolves The Los Angeles Wolves were an American professional Association football, soccer team that played for two seasons. In 1967 they played in the United Soccer Association, finishing as champions, and in 1968 North American Soccer League season, ...

, a former professional soccer team *

Manchester Wolves The Manchester Wolves were a professional arena football team, based at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, which folded at the end of the 2009 season along with the rest of the league. They played in the East Division of th ...

, a minor league arena football team * Stockton Wolves, an arena football team * Wisconsin Wolves, a football team

Elsewhere

EHL Wolves The EHL Wolves are a non-professional Ice Hockey team based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Ice hockey is the most popular sport in Switzerland, which is equally reflected at the École hôtelière de Lausanne. The 'EHL Wolves' name of the club was coi ...

, a Swiss ice hockey team *

Faisalabad Wolves The Faisalabad Wolves was a domestic limited-overs cricket team based in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. The team was established in 2004 and its home ground was Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad. The team were champions in the maiden season 2004� ...

, a Pakistani cricket team *

La Louvière Wolves The Ligue Francophone de Football Americain de Belgique (LFFA) is one of the two conferences of the Belgian Football League (BFL). It consists of teams from the French Community, whereas the Flemish American Football League (FFL) consists of ...

, a Belgian American football team * Tangerang Wolves F.C., an Indonesian football team *

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg (), is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of Wolfsburg. I ...

or ''the Wolves'' (in German, ''Die Wölfe''), a German football club * Warri Wolves F.C., a Nigerian soccer team * Wayamba Wolves, a Sri Lankan cricket team

Other uses

* Wolf, a kitchen appliance brand sold by Sub-Zero * Wolf (horse), a Chilean racehorse * ''Wolf'' (train), a South Devon Railway Eagle class 4-4-0ST steam locomotive *

Wolf Prize The Wolf Prize is an international award granted in Israel, that has been presented most years since 1978 to living scientists and artists for "achievements in the interest of mankind and friendly relations among people ... irrespective of natio ...

, a science and art award * WOLF, the ".wol" file extension used for eBooks on the Hanlin eReader