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Hey /jp/

I'm going to Osaka in a week, what should I expect? I heard Osakans are the niggers of Japan, is this true?

I'm fast as a wolf. Strong as a wolf. As furious as a wolf.

Do really think I was picked last?

Today, Japan is supposed to have no wolves. Once, it had two types of native wolf, the Ezo wolf which lived on the northern island called Hokkaido and a wolf called the shamanu which lived in the south. Islands tend to produce dwarfed or miniature versions of mainland animals, and these wolves were no exception. The Ezo wolf looked like a small version of the Asian mainland wolf, but the shamanu was even more dwarfed. In fact, many scientists think the shamanu might have been a different species altogether, and not just a dwarfed subspecies. Scientists who take this view have called the shamanu Canis hodophilax. Most books that speak of the Japanese wolf are talking about the shamanu, not the Ezo wolf. The shamanu is also called the Honshu wolf, the shamainu, the yamainu, the nihon-okami and the yama-inu (several of these translate as "mountain dog" or various corruptions thereof).

The Japanese Gray Wolf was declared extincted in 1905. The extinction was caused mostly by rabies. The Japanese wolf almost certainly survived for at least a few decades after it had been officially declared extinct. The real question is whether it is alive today.

The Japanese Gray wolf was used by farmers to hunt animals that would steal their crops. In fact, many priests would rent out trained wolves to farmers.

>>524513
>Filipino

Is this a Japanese wolf thread?

You're transported into the year 1904, Japan. You notice a wolf, a grey wolf, a japanese grey wolf, possibly the last one.

You:

[] Ignore it
[] Try to catch it

>>308670

Don't worry, I don't bite.

The Japanese Gray Wolf is lonely.

What is your favorite Japanese animal? Mine is surprisingly, the Japanese Crane.

>>238012

Wolf Board you say?

Hello /jp/

What is your favorite Japanese food? Mine is miso soup, it is really tasty.