Werewolves

==Description==
===Physical characteristics===
Werewolves are humanoid creatures with some wolf characteristics, the most prominent differences between werewolves and humans are their ears, teeth, and tails. Their ears are permanently wolf ears that replace their human ones, these ears also come with wolf level hearing, making them extremely sensitive. Their teeth are sharp and thicker than humans, similar to canine teeth. Most werewolves only have their canine's sharpened, but some, like Tit have all their teeth sharpened. What causes the difference in teeth is unknown. The most prominent change is their tails, which are the same color as their hair color, and shaped like wolf tails. Some tails are more similar to various breeds of dog tails, but most are just wolf tails
When transformed, they become full wolves, but much larger than wild wolves, usually 4-5 feet tall on all fours. Their fur color is the same as their hair color, if someone's hair is died, their fur is also dyed. Most of their physical attributes are the exact same as wolves, except their paws, which are larger and have 5 digits. The ability to use their paws as hands varies from werewolf to werewolf, as it takes a bit of training.
===Intelligence===
Werewolves have the same intelligence as humans, despite what Tit makes people believe. Once transformed, they're either "rabid" or "tame." Tame werewolves keep all their memories from when they were a human, but is a little dumber than usual, they have a bit more of the "goofy dog gene" in them so they tend to do things like play fetch, chase their tails, etc. "Rabid" werewolves are the complete opposite. They're extremely violent and have an instinctual need to attack and eat any animal they're near, making them huge safety hazards. Werewolves can switch between being rabid or tame, but it takes an outside force to help. To switch a rabid werewolf to a tame one, it requires someone they're close with when their human to help remind them of their human form. This could manifest in several ways, but the most common being talking or crying in front of them. For a tame werewolf to become rabid, they can either get triggered by a dangerous event happening around them, like their partner being attacked, or it can be artificially induced by a shot of pure adrenaline by a doctor. The latter is used only in situations where werewolves must be rabid for a job, like the NHL. 
==Behavior==
===Diet and Hunting===
Werewolves are technically omnivores, but have a preference for only raw meat. Eating raw meat does not cause them to get salmonella in their human form, no matter when or how they ate it. Werewolves hunt the same way wolves do, but a lot messier. Their first attack is almost always for the throat, turning their heads to the side to try and grip onto the front of the neck where the jugular artery is, and then rip it off. If they fail to get the neck, they use their claws to try and blind the prey or cut deep enough to heavily injure them. Most werewolves have no reason to hunt, unless they're rabid or hunting for fun with the family.
===Territorial Behaviors===
Werewolves don't consider other werewolves as part of their pack unless they're related by blood or otherwise extremely close. Since most werewolves are disowned by their family, a majority of them run solo. Their territorial behavior is extremely aggressive, which is what prompted them to be used in hockey as goalies. Once they chose a spot to defend, they will become rabid towards anyone they're not familiar with.
Once with people/other werewolves they consider their pack, they're much more relaxed and usually just play around and hunt for fun. This is usually when a majority of their dog like behaviors kick in, like playing fetch, rolling around in the grass, chasing their own tail, etc.
===Reproduction===
The werewolf reproductive system includes the male reproductive system which functions to produce and deposit sperm; and the female reproductive system which functions to produce egg cells, and to protect and nourish the fetus until birth. Humans have a high level of sexual differentiation. In addition to differences in nearly every reproductive organ, there are numerous differences in typical secondary sex characteristics.
Human reproduction usually involves internal fertilization by sexual intercourse. In this process, the male inserts his penis into the female's vagina and ejaculates semen, which contains sperm. A small proportion of the sperm pass through the cervix into the uterus, and then into the Fallopian tubes for fertilization of the ovum. Only one sperm is required to fertilize the ovum. Upon successful fertilization, the fertilized ovum, or zygote, travels out of the fallopian tube and into the uterus, where it implants in the uterine wall. This marks the beginning of gestation, better known as pregnancy, which continues for around nine months as the fetus develops. When the fetus has developed to a certain point, pregnancy is concluded with childbirth, involving labor. During labor, the muscles of the uterus contract and the cervix dilates over the course of hours, and the baby passes out of the vagina. Human infants are completely dependent on their caregivers, and require high levels of parental care. Infants rely on their caregivers for comfort, cleanliness, and food. Food may be provided by breastfeeding or formula feeding.
Werewolves have one small caveat, that being that werewolves have to get another, non werewolf, pregnant in order to have a human/werewolf child. If a non werewolf/ human gets a werewolf pregnant, the result will be just a fucking wolf. Literally just a wolf. They also come out in a litter.
===Communication===
====Body language====
Body language in werewolves differ from if their rabid or tame. A rabid werewolf's body language is more akin to wild wolf body language, whilst a tame werewolf is closer to a domesticated dog's, with small instances of human body language. Body language and level of aggression are the best ways to find out if a werewolf is tame or rabid. 
====Vocalizations====
Werewolves are almost always silent once transformed, only making occasional whines or whimpers. Werewolves only bark if asked to do so, or if they are trying to warn another member of their pack that there's danger. 
The only other time they vocalize is when they howl. They only seem to howl when asked to sing or if they're outside at night. Why they howl outside is unknown, as they aren't trying to get the attention of others. The best guess is that they just like doing it.
===Life expectancy===
Werewolf life expectancy is the same as humans, for the most part. Most are killed off a lot earlier than when they would die of old age. The first werewolves to die of old age is Tit and Martha
==Range==
===Habitat===
Werewolves live in the same places as humans, but since most are disowned at a young age, they tend to live by themselves in small handmade habitats near human civilization, like in large parks or deep in alley ways.
Category:Species
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