Wikipedia:WikiWolf

{{distinguish|text = the WikiWolfCub, a subspecies of the WikiWolf}}

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{{Nutshell|WikiWolves are WikiFauna that will attack any vandal they find, with a method they have perfected over many years of use. However, they are more likely to bite newbies when hunting.}}

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| name = WikiWolf

| image = File:Canis_lupus_pack_surrounding_Bison.jpg

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| image_caption = WikiWolves barking at a vandal

| image2 = Wolf howls.ogg

| image2_caption = {{longitem|A pack of WikiWolves howling at a vandal}}

| status = LC

| status_system = iucn3.1

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| genus = Canis

| species = wikilupus

| authority =

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| range_map = Wikipedia-logo.png

| range_map_caption = Range shown in white

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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.