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Wolf (other)
The wolf is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. Wolf or wolves may also refer to: Animals Other canids and carnivores known as wolves include: * African golden wolf, ''Canis anthus'' * Armbruster's wolf, ''Canis armbrusteri'', extinct canine of North America * Coywolf, a wolf coyote hybrid * Dire wolf, ''Aenocyon dirus'', extinct canine of North America * Edward's wolf, ''Canis edwardii'', extinct canine of North America * Ethiopian wolf, ''Canis simensis'', also known as Abyssinian wolf * Falkland Islands wolf, ''Dusicyon australis'', extinct canine of Falkland Islands off Argentina's Coastline * Hare-eating wolf, ''Canis lepophagus'', extinct canine of North America * Maned wolf, ''Chrysocyon brachyurus'', a South American canid species * Mountain wolf or red wolf, ''Cuon alpinus'', better known as dhole or Indian wild dog * Painted wolf or ornate wolf, ''Lycaon pictus'', better known as the African wild dog * Prairie wolf, ''Canis latrans'', better known as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf
The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly understood, comprise wild subspecies. The wolf is the largest extant member of the family Canidae. It is also distinguished from other ''Canis'' species by its less pointed ears and muzzle, as well as a shorter torso and a longer tail. The wolf is nonetheless related closely enough to smaller ''Canis'' species, such as the coyote and the golden jackal, to produce fertile hybrids with them. The banded fur of a wolf is usually mottled white, brown, gray, and black, although subspecies in the arctic region may be nearly all white. Of all members of the genus ''Canis'', the wolf is most specialized for cooperative game hunting as demonstrated by its physical adaptations to tackling large prey, its more social nature, and its highly advanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmanian Wolf
The thylacine ( , or , also ) (''Thylacinus cynocephalus'') is an extinct carnivorous marsupial that was native to the Australian mainland and the islands of Tasmania and New Guinea. The last known live animal was captured in 1930 in Tasmania. It is commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger (because of its striped lower back) or the Tasmanian wolf (because of its canid-like characteristics). Various Aboriginal Tasmanian names have been recorded, such as ''coorinna'', ''kanunnah'', ''cab-berr-one-nen-er'', ''loarinna'', ''laoonana'', ''can-nen-ner'' and ''lagunta'', while ''kaparunina'' is used in Palawa kani. The thylacine was relatively shy and nocturnal, with the general appearance of a medium-to-large-size canid, except for its stiff tail and abdominal pouch similar to that of a kangaroo. Because of convergent evolution, it displayed an anatomy and adaptations similar to the tiger (''Panthera tigris'') and wolf (''Canis lupus'') of the Northern Hemisphere, such as dark trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf (2013 Film)
''Wolf'' is a Dutch Action film, action drama-Martial arts film, martial arts film, and the second film made by Jim Taihattu and Julius Ponten, from Habbekrats, an independent production company in the Netherlands. Filmed in Utrecht (city), Utrecht, Netherlands, while partially filmed in Turkey, the film is spoken primarily in Dutch, with parts spoken in Arabic, English, French and Turkish. Subtitles are shown and are available in both French and English. The main character is played by Marwan Kenzari. Plot Majid (Marwan Kenzari), a talented kickboxer from an anonymous suburb in the Netherlands, finds himself falling deeper into the underworld of kickboxing, gambling and organized crime. He begins to lose sight of what it is he really wants as the lines between the sport and the criminal underworld start to blur, interweaving his family, friends, professional career and criminal life. Cast *Marwan Kenzari as Majid *Chemseddine Amar as Adil *Bo Maerten as Tessa *Raymond Thiry as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Alfredson
Hans Daniel Björn Alfredson (born 23 May 1959 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Sweden, Swedish film director who is best known for directing film versions of two parts of the ''Millennium Trilogy'': ''The Girl Who Played with Fire (film), The Girl Who Played with Fire'' and ''The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (film), The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest''. At the 29th Guldbagge Awards he won the award for Best Screenplay and was nominated for Guldbagge Award for Best Director, Best Director for the film ''The Man on the Balcony (film), The Man on the Balcony''. In 2015 his film ''Blackway'' starring Anthony Hopkins, Julia Stiles and Ray Liotta was released. He is the older brother of Tomas Alfredson (director of ''Let the Right One In (film), Let the Right One In'' and ''Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (film), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'') and the son of Hasse Alfredson. Filmography * ''Roseanna (1993 film), Roseanna'' (1993) * ''The Man on the Balcony (film), The Man on the Balcon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf (2008 Film)
The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly understood, comprise wild subspecies. The wolf is the largest extant member of the family Canidae. It is also distinguished from other ''Canis'' species by its less pointed ears and muzzle, as well as a shorter torso and a longer tail. The wolf is nonetheless related closely enough to smaller ''Canis'' species, such as the coyote and the golden jackal, to produce fertile hybrids with them. The banded fur of a wolf is usually mottled white, brown, gray, and black, although subspecies in the arctic region may be nearly all white. Of all members of the genus ''Canis'', the wolf is most specialized for cooperative game hunting as demonstrated by its physical adaptations to tackling large prey, its more social nature, and its highly adva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Nicholson
John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. In many of his films, he played rebels against the social structure. He received numerous accolades throughout his career which spanned over five decades, including three Academy Awards. His most known and celebrated films include '' Chinatown'' (1974), '' One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975), '' The Shining'' (1980), and ''The Departed'' (2006). He has also directed three films, including ''The Two Jakes'' (1990), a sequel to ''Chinatown''. His twelve Academy Award nominations make Nicholson the most nominated male actor in the Academy's history. He has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice, once for ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1975) and once for ''As Good as It Gets'' (1997); he also won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''Terms of Endearment'' (1983). He is one of only three male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf (1994 Film)
''Wolf'' is a 1994 American romantic horror film directed by Mike Nichols and starring Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Kate Nelligan, Richard Jenkins, Christopher Plummer, Eileen Atkins, David Hyde Pierce, and Om Puri. It was written by Jim Harrison and Wesley Strick, and an uncredited Elaine May. The music was composed by Ennio Morricone and the cinematography was done by Giuseppe Rotunno. Plot Will Randall is bitten by a black wolf he accidentally struck while driving home in Vermont. Afterwards, he gets demoted from editor-in-chief of a publishing house when it gets taken over by tycoon Raymond Alden, who replaces him with Will's protégé Stewart Swinton. Will discovers that Stewart had begged Raymond for the job behind Will's back and suspects that Stewart is having an affair with his wife Charlotte, after he smells Stewart's scent on her clothes. Will bites Stewart on the hand while entering his apartment and rushes to the room to find Charlotte half-naked. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf (1955 Film)
is a 1955 Japanese crime drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindo. Plot After an opening sequence showing a group of people hijacking a post office truck, a montage of press coverage and police investigations, and the arrest of Akiko, one of the gang members, the film switches to a flashback narration covering the preceding events: A group of 5 insurance salesmen and -women are facing dismissal for not accomplishing the company's sales plan, with all of them already living under precarious social conditions. War widows Akika and Fujibayashi have to raise their children on their own, Yoshikawa and Mikawa, one a hapless screenwriter, one a former car factory worker who lost his job after an accident, can hardly feed their families, and Harashima, a bank clerk fired for his union activities, lives in an unhappy marriage with a wife who refuses to divorce him without severance. Out of desperation, they decide to rob a post office money transport on its daily route. The cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf (name)
Wolf is a given name and a surname. It is common among Germanic-speaking peoples, alongside variants such as Wulf. Names which translate to English "wolf" are also common among other nations, including many Native American peoples within the current or former extent of the habitat of the grey wolf (essentially all of North America). Geographical distribution As of 2014, 53.2% of all known bearers of the surname ''Wolf'' were residents of Germany (frequency 1:413), 27.4% of the United States (1:3,608), 3.9% of Austria (1:596), 2.5% of Brazil (1:21,995), 1.4% of Switzerland (1:1,622), 1.2% of the Netherlands (1:3,735) and 1.0% of France (1:17,534). In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:413) in the following states:Wolf surname distribution at forebears.io # |
Wolf (crater)
Wolf is a lunar impact crater that lies in the south-central part of the Mare Nubium, a lunar mare in the southern hemisphere of the Moon. It lies to the north-northwest of the walled plain Pitatus, and east-southeast of the prominent crater Bullialdus. It is named after the German astronomer Max Wolf. The interior floor of this crater has been completely flooded by lava, leaving only an irregular, broken rim projecting slightly above the surface. The surviving rim is not quite circular, having outward bulges to the north and west. It rises to a maximum height of about 0.7 km. The smaller crater Wolf B has overlaid the southern rim, and the two have now merged into one formation. Low ridges connect to the exterior rim to the east and south. Satellite craters By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Wolf. See also * 827 Wolfiana * 1217 Maximiliana * Mons Wolff Montes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14P/Wolf
14P/Wolf is a periodic comet in the Solar System. Max Wolf (Heidelberg, Germany) discovered the comet on September 17, 1884. It was later discovered by, but not credited to, Ralph Copeland (Dun Echt Observatory, Aberdeen, Scotland) on September 23. Previously, the comet had a perihelion of 2.74 AU and an orbital period of 8.84 a; this changed to a perihelion of 2.43 AU and an orbital period of 8.28 a due to passing 0.125 AU from Jupiter on September 27, 1922. The current values have been from when the comet passed Jupiter again on August 13, 2005. Another close approach to Jupiter on March 10, 2041 will return the comet to parameters similar to the period 1925–2000.Cometography Home Page The comet nucleus The nucleus is the solid, central part of a comet, once termed a ''dirty snowball'' or an ''icy dirtball''. A cometary nucleus is composed of Rock (geology), rock, dust, and frozen gases. When heated by the Sun, the gases Sublimati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhoukoudian Wolf
''Canis mosbachensis'', sometimes known as the Mosbach wolf, is an extinct small wolf that once inhabited Eurasia from the Middle Pleistocene era to the Late Pleistocene. It is widely accepted as the ancestor of ''Canis lupus'', the grey wolf. Taxonomy The holotype of the Mosbach wolf ''Canis mosbachensis'' Soergel, 1925 was found in Jockgrim, Germany. In 2010, a study found that the diversity of the ''Canis'' group decreased by the end of the Early Pleistocene to Middle Pleistocene and was limited in Eurasia to two types of wolves. These were the small wolves of the ''C. mosbachensis–C. variabilis'' group that were a comparable size to the extant Indian wolf ''(Canis lupus pallipes)'', and the large hypercarnivorous ''Canis (Xenocyon) lycaonoides'' that was comparable in size to extant northern grey wolves. The Mosbach wolf occurred in time between ''C. etruscus'' in the Early Pleistocene and the modern ''C. lupus''. The Mosbach wolf was smaller than most North American wolf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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