#lutoulang

[cryptid-quest]

Cryptid of the Day: Lutoulang

Description: The Lutoulang is either a donkey-facd wolf or a wolf the size of a donkey seen throughout China. Calvary men allegedly killed one of these wolves in the 1940s. Some even think the creature is a living Chalicothere.

[labete-du-gevaudan]

The Lütoulang, or Donkey-Headed Wolf ( 驢頭狼 ) is said to roam the wilderness of China. It is typically described as having a wolf's body, a donkey's head, and clawed paws. It is said to either make the bray of a donkey or the howl of a wolf. The lütoulang is a predatory animal that is reportedly unafraid of humans. When its typical prey is unable to be found, it will hunt livestock or smaller human beings that it can overpower. They can reportedly run incredibly fast over long distances to chase down prey.

Some researchers, like biologist Liu Minzhuang, believed that the lütoulang was a surviving chalicothere. Cryptozoologist David C. Xu disagrees, pointing out that chalicothere were herbivores. Xu simply believes that the lütoulang was a wolf seen under poor conditions that lead to its odd appearance. Others offer hyenas or a kind of surviving Amphicyonidae.

[draptorronin]

Why would it be a chalicothere tho? Why not a mesonychid? They would have looked much more similar to the Lutoulang’s description.

Cryptid of the Day: Lutoulang

Description: The Lutoulang is either a donkey-facd wolf or a wolf the size of a donkey seen throughout China. Calvary men allegedly killed one of these wolves in the 1940s. Some even think the creature is a living Chalicothere.