Canis lupus beothucus †

Newfoundland wolves were a medium sized wolf that existed on Newfoundland island. For some dumb reason they are listed as being white in color (as other "arctic wolves"), however all the pictures of them stuffed and taxidermied are gray with bits of black and brown brindling.https://www.mindat.org/taxon-6164180.htmlhttps://animalia.bio/uk/newfoundland-wolfhttp://www.cosmosmith.com/newfoundland_wolf.asp 
== History ==
Two skulls found from 2,000BC in an indigenous burial site at Port aux Choix were deemed to possibly be from the mainland. It might have just been that the subspecies hadn't evolved yet, or I guess it could be that it was transferred from the mainland somehow, dead or alive by people or by ice travel.https://www.productofnewfoundland.ca/articles/the-wolves-of-newfoundland
Sometime in August of 1583 or later, the men or a man (or possibly himself) of Sir Humphrey Gilbert's crew, spotted wolves amongst all the other animals mentioned.https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3338/3338-h/3338-h.htm In a letter written on the 29th of January, 1611, wolves were described as being killed by a Mr. Guye of Bristow and the skins were sent to someone, along with other animal skins.https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/politics/john-guy-newssheet.php 
It seems that they were not identified as a subspecies until 7 years after they were declared extinct in 1930. The last one known to man was actually killed in 1911. The wolves were persecuted by law, and people could earn 5 pounds per dead wolf starting in 1839. The name beothucus comes from the tribe Beothuk from that island.https://wolf-stuff.com/blogs/wolf-facts/newfoundland-wolf It ate caribou as well as beavers and other smaller rodents. Though it suspiciously reminds me of Beowulf.
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