Wolf

Wolves are four-legged, carnivorous wild dogs, which were one of the species of talking beasts in the world of Narnia.

Description
Like all Narnian animals, wolves resemble their counterparts on Earth, except they are bigger and more intelligent, but still just as vicious when they want to be.

They are slender, powerfully built animals, with a large, deeply descending ribcage and a sloping back. Its abdomen is pulled in, its neck heavily muscled, and its limbs long and robust, with comparatively small paws. The forelimbs are seemingly pressed into the chest, with the elbows pointed inward, and the feet outward, thus allowing both fore and hind limbs on the same side to swing in the same line. The wolf's legs are moderately longer than those of other canids, which enables the animal to move swiftly, allowing it to overcome deep snow.

The last bit would have given them a great advantage during the Age of Winter, making them ideal to be the White Witchs' Secret Police.

History
During the Long Winter, most of them fought on the side of the White Witch, by serving as part of her Secret Police under their captain Maugrim.

Some, however, were turned into stone by her, for reasons unknown, but were later resurrected by Aslan, thus fighting on his side during the First Battle of Beruna, as a result for their freedom from the White Witch's courtyard and her cruel reign.

During the Narnian Revolution (also known as the War of Deliverance), they all fought with the Old Narnians, siding with Prince Caspian against the Telmarines.

In the Battle of Stable Hill, a Narnian Wolf that sided with the Calormenes was killed by one of Jill Pole's well-aimed arrows.

Notable Wolves

 * Maugrim
 * Vardan

Trivia

 * Despite what a lot of folklore and fiction stories would have us believe, wolves rarely attack people. There has never been a case of a wolf killing a human in North America, despite all the wolves that live there.
 * Wolves are also known as Canis Lupus.
 * Wolves live and hunt mainly in their own territory, and only hunt and eat sick or weak animals.

Links

 * http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/wildlife/wolves/wolf_about.html

Wolf