#falklands wolf

[flaredonut]

there is hope after all

done on clip studio btw

[cypherdecypher]

Animal of the Day!

Falkland Islands Wolf (Dusicyon australis)

(Photo by Kane Fleury)

Extinction Date- 1876

Habitat- Falkland Islands

Size (Weight/Length)- 1.6 m

Diet- Birds; Insects; Carrion

Cool Facts- The Falkland Islands wolf was the only native land mammal of the Falkland Islands off the southernmost tip of Argentina. These wolves were the first canine to go extinct in modern times. They excelled in hunting nesting birds and seals and may have scavenged washed up whale carcasses. When Charles Darwin visited the Islands, he predicted that the wolves would soon go extinct due to human interaction. The wolves were rapidly hunted for their furs and out of fear of them killing livestock, resulting in the last Falkland Islands wolf being killed in 1876. The closest living relative to these wolves are the maned wolves of mainland South America. Maned Wolves are near threatened due to habitat destruction but luckily conservation efforts in breeding, habitat protection, and the education of locals is keeping their population relatively steady.

Rating- 12/10 (Canis antarcticus is no longer used as a scientific name but man that taxidermy does the wolf dirty.)

[cryptid-quest]

Cryptid of the Day: Falkland Island Wolf

Description: The Warrah, or the Falkland Island Wolf, & sometimes incorrectly called the Antarctic Wolf, went extinct in the 1880s, though soldiers stationed during the Falkland War claimed to have seen it. Cryptozoologist Dale A. Drinnon suggested they were insular Andean Wolf population

[soup-mother]

Britain truly one of the worst things to happen to the world, even moreso than the dutch, maybe not quite on par with the Spanish and Portuguese. truly a wretched history of death and extinction and misery. even to blame for the US. unforgivable.

[somelazyassartist]

Did a couple silly slutty doodles of one of my fursonas inbetween commissions hehehe, I like my silly stupid wolfman [full images HERE on my Adult Content Bluesky, 18+ content]

Commissions | Etsy Shop (everything must go 50% off sale still going on!!)

[tenth-sentence]

These wolves are well known, from Byron's account of their tameness and curiosity, which the sailors, who ran into the water to avoid them, mistook for fierceness.

"Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World, 1832-36" - Charles Darwin

[electricnik]

Warrah or Falklands or Antarctic Wolf, from The Doomsday book of Animals by David Day, illustrated by Maurice Wilson.

[kharmii]

The artist drew that thing as if they thought it was gross. It looks like a sad little coyote stuffed.

This copperplate engraving of a Falkland islands wolf or warrah, titled “The Wolf Fox of Faulklands Islands,” was published in “An account of a Voyage Round the World” in 1778. [x]

The species went extinct about a hundred years later.

[fox-moxin]

Today I learned the story of the Falkland Island Wolf, and like many recently extinct animals, the story makes me sad and upset. This one is worse than normal though because, by all accounts, these animals were super friendly, and always approached humans with curiosity and trust.

The last one ever seen did just that, merrily walking up to a hunter in apparent hopes of making a friend, before being shot to death.

[ketchupandaxe]

Can I have a care package for a Falklands Island Wolf?

*There's not a lot of things for Falklands Island Wolves for some reason so I did my best. I hope you like it!

[*There's not a lot of things for Falklands Island Wolves for some reason so I did my best. I hope you like it!]

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[shark-sslime]

Could I request a moodboard for a coyote and maned wolf therian with a forest vibe (as a gift for my pookie, @homoguyzomby)? Thanks if you do!

Coyote and maned wolf board! Maned wolves are the sole member of their genus, Chrysocyon, and are not wolves are foxes but are still canines. Their two closest relatives are bush dogs and the extinct Falkland Island wolves. They are the tallest wild canids.

[flaredonut]

Pensive

[presidentsdaughter]

hi can u give a little context on the falklands wolf thing? i tried looking it up but all that comes up are wikipedia pages nd stuff...

white ppl Europeans I think. landed in the Falklands they discover these huge wolf dogs that look a lot like foxes but a lot bigger. they’re insanely friendly and seem to love humans, they accept meat from their palm etc. First they’re seen as a threat so humans begin to hunt them but when they continue to be friendly and naive and sweet humans decide to lure them in with meat and like pets and whatnot and kill them for their fur !!! until they literally went extinct!! bc they were so sweet and endlessly trusting!!! they got taken advantage of!!! big ass wolves. that were friendly and ugly white ugly ugly people killed them . when they could’ve had cool. Fun loyal beautiful huge wolf pets

[scrivenger-grimgar]

buckle up folks, its a long one

the Hatake turn into an animal during puberty, any animal and any Hatake-by-blood. after 24 hours, they turn human again and can then form contracts with bonded animals of their type.

adoption by blood is the Hatake's most coveted jutsu, though entirely unknown by other clans. the adopted lack the Hatake white chakra, but their children will have it!

Kakashi turns into a samoyed dog and this sparks great joy for Team Minato. this is why he has a bunch of dogs.

Sakumo is an arctic gray wolf and could bond with Fire Country's wolf packs.

Orochimaru is a blue coral snake. he adopted Anko, who is a boomslang snake, as well as his other kids; Kimimaro is a pangolin, Suigetsu is a leopard seal, Jugo is a tiger, and Karin is a giant river otter

Touka is a grizzly bear. she has several sun bear friends just to freak out the Senju elders.

Tobirama is a clouded leopard, and specifically took on missions to new places to look for leopards of different kinds, along with Touka for cousin-sibling bonding time!

if Kakashi starts using the blood adoption jutsu on his friends/students, well... that's clan business.

Sasuke turns into a nightjar! Itachi is a crow (obvs), and Shisui is a raven.

now, Kakashi didn't adopt Shisui. Shisui is Kagami's grandson, and Kagami was adopted by Tobirama, meaning Shisui has the Hatake white chakra! Kagami is a magpie.

Naruto becomes a maned wolf, which... well. Kakashi helps him find as many bush dogs and falkland wolves as possible, but they're rather rare critters.

Sakura becomes a lynx. she enjoys scaring the shit out of people with her calls.

Genma becomes a Komodo dragon, Hayate is a raccoon, Yugao a stoat

Sai is a burrowing owl, Iruka is an hourglass dolphin, Izumo is a sea eagle, and Kotetsu is a leopard shark.

Ino becomes a secretary bird, Shikamaru turns into an elk, and Choji is a giant salamander

Asuma is a gecko, Kurenai is a mocking bird, Tsunade is a bison, and Tenten is a porcupine!

Kiba is a borzoi and Hana is a newfoundlander

Hinata is a flemish giant rabbit and Neji is a badger

[soup-mother]

not to weigh in on falklands island discourse but people really will be like "why on earth would Argentina want the falklands?" and then you look at a map and they're literally RIGHT next to Argentina

like genuinely way way closer than people would want you to think, like it's pretty obvious why they'd be upset about that hey?

as a side note: the British settlers sent the Falklands wolf extinct, which was the only native land mammal on the islands. and it was actually really similar rational re. "they're getting the sheep" for sending them extinct to the thylacine. just an interesting fact

[somelazyassartist]

I've only just gotten to furring my Ursa Major fursuit head and I have already become so enamored with the creative process of making them that I have already started thinking of my next fursuit