Wikipedia:WikiWolf

Not to be confused with the WikiWolfCub, a subspecies of the WikiWolf.

WikiWolf
WikiWolves barking at a vandal
A pack of WikiWolves howling at a vandal
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Carnivora
Family:	Canidae
Genus:	Canis
Species:	C. wikilupus
Binomial name
Canis wikilupus
Range shown in white

A WikiWolf is a WikiFauna that travels in packs, because they stand a bigger chance of catching any vandal they may encounter. This makes them a formidable force if challenged. They behave similarly to WikiDogs, attacking vandals on sight. However, wolves carry out their attacks more systematically, usually calling their pack and enacting this well-documented four-step process:

1. Intimidate the vandal, usually by barking at the vandal to attempt to make the vandal stop.
2. Keep checking on the vandal, scanning the vandal's contributions for any vandalism the vandal made later.
3. If the vandal vandalizes again, chase the vandal.
4. Revert any vandalism performed by the vandal until the vandal is caught. During this phase, they may be mistaken for Edit Ninjas.

Due to their wild nature, they may be less adept at refraining from biting the newbies, unlike the tamer WikiDogs. They may need to temporarily be put on a leash if they bite too many people, lest they become a WikiVampire. They are still wild and hard to control, like the younger cubs. They cannot be adopted, but they can still be told to calm down. Another form they may take on is the WikiBadger.

Subspecies

1. Canis wikilupus youngis, the WikiWolfCub.
2. Canis wikilupus familiaris, the WikiDog.
3. Canis wikilupus puppis, the WikiPuppy.
4. Canis wikilupus puppetus, a type of WikiWolf that will call the pack in a debate or vote, instead of against vandals. These are extremely dangerous to the habitat of many WikiFauna.
5. Canis wikilupus importunus, the WikiHound. Avoid them, as they most likely want to harass you. If it is impossible to avoid the WikiHound, try to ignore it, to avoid encouraging it to continue in its behavior. If this is also impossible, feel free to contact animal control so they can put them on a leash.

Identification

If you are a WikiWolf and wish to identify yourself a userbox has been made.

Userbox
Code Result {{User:Bobherry/WikiWolf}} This user is a WikiWolf. Usage

Gallery

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  A WikiWolf, preparing to latch onto a vandal
• 
  A small pack of WikiWolves, searching for vandalism in the wild
• 
  A WikiWolf after biting, attacking, ripping apart and eventually killing a vandal
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  The elusive WikiWolfCub
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  A WikiWolf, sleeping after a tiring day of editing
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  A WikiWolf, marking its territory

See also

• Wikipedia:WikiSeal
• Wikipedia:WikiBadger