T'ien Kou

The T'ien Kou was a Chinese freighter that Ian Detweiler shipped a capture wanshang dhole upon. Upon its arrival in the United States, it was discovered that the creature escaped and killed a pair of crewmen. 
The ship's name translates into English as "heavenly dog", and refers to a malevolent demon from Chinese mythology, which enters Earth via a meteorite as an omen of oncoming war. ( "Alpha")
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