WolfQuest

Blizzard_Wolf wrote:
They are wolves because I have watched many Tv shows on these animals very recently and it said they was wolves.

When were these tv shows broadcast? Before 2005, when it was shown they are not? If yes, then they are simply outdated. If not, then you've simply been misled.

Blizzard_Wolf wrote:Just because they have different ways, that doesn't make them not wolves.

It's not just their ways, it's their DNA that shows they're not wolves (unless by "wolf" you mean also coyotes and golden jackals).

Blizzard_Wolf wrote:Here's an exact sentence from wikipedia that states they are wolves.
Initial molecular evidence suggested that the Ethiopian wolf is a descendant of the gray wolf. More recent evidence suggests that this is not the case; although the Ethiopian wolf is closely related to other wolves.

Coyotes and golden jackals are also closely related to the wolf. In fact they are even more closely related to the grey wolf than the Ethiopian wolf is. So why do you think coyotes and golden jackals are not wolves?

Blizzard_Wolf wrote:I honestly do not know why they are classified as not wolves but Ethiopians are classified under Wolf in most catergories. The tv show I saw was made a few months ago. I still believe the Ethiopian wolf is a wolf, Because I have read that they have a genetic link with a Gray Wolf. Shown on this site: http://animal.discovery.com/animals/lif ... -wolf.html Is where I got a lot of my information.

In which case, you should view coyotes and golden jackals as wolves also. In fact, you should see them as more "wolf-like" than the Ethiopian wolf is because their "genetic link" is closer to the grey wolf than the Ethiopian wolf's. The fact of the matter is that genetics don't lie.

Blizzard_Wolf wrote:I still think they are wolves, because the way I have learned about them and how I have read about them they are classified under Wolf.

No problem, though by extension you should also include the coyote and golden jackal under the wolf classification.

Well, I guess it is up to you then to decide for yourself whether or not it's a wolf in light of the evidence.

On another topic, what I find interesting about the kebero (the indigenous name of the Ethiopian wolf) is that it was apparently doing better back when Ethiopia was under the communist "Derg" regime. I just find it slightly ironic.

I've been doing some research on the kebero, and have come up with some interesting trivia:

Apparently, keberos only use dens to give birth and nurse their pups. They never sleep in them as most canids do, preferring to rest in open areas or under rocks or trees. Also, their group living seems to be entirely based on raising families rather than procuring food, as they'd much rather hunt prey alone.

I've also managed to track down the first ever written record of them, which was written in the 13th century and translated from Latin:

Ethiopia produces wolves with manes, so diversely coloured, men say, that no hue is lacking. A characteristic of Ethiopian wolves is that they leap so high that they seem to have wings, going further than they would by running. They never attack men, however. In winter, they grow long hair; in summer, they are hairless. The Ethiopians call them theas.

La Striata wrote:I've been doing some research on the kebero, and have come up with some interesting trivia:

Apparently, keberos only use dens to give birth and nurse their pups. They never sleep in them as most canids do, preferring to rest in open areas or under rocks or trees. Also, their group living seems to be entirely based on raising families rather than procuring food, as they'd much rather hunt prey alone.

I've also managed to track down the first ever written record of them, which was written in the 13th century and translated from Latin:

Ethiopia produces wolves with manes, so diversely coloured, men say, that no hue is lacking. A characteristic of Ethiopian wolves is that they leap so high that they seem to have wings, going further than they would by running. They never attack men, however. In winter, they grow long hair; in summer, they are hairless. The Ethiopians call them theas.

Interesting. Do you know who wrote that documentary? It would be interesting to research the person that wrote that.

Blizzard_Wolf wrote: Interesting. Do you know who wrote that documentary? It would be interesting to research the person that wrote that.

What do you mean? The behaviour info, or the ancient text? I didn't get them from documentaries. The behaviour info comes from this online book here:

http://www.ethiopianwolf.org/SPEWC.pdf

The ancient text is from the Aberdeen Bestiary, which you can read here:

http://www.abdn.ac.uk/bestiary/translat/1r.hti