Yokaze ōkami

Yokaze **ō**kami or known as Night wolves own a magor of the land in Apenia. These wolves are like a Dire Wolf but cross them with a Mackenzie Valley Wolf and you get an entire new species of wolves.

## Appearances

These wolves have a similar appearance to the Utonagan but with some traits of the Dire Wolf and Mackenzie Valley Wolf although it’s unrecognisable at most. This species have slightly distinctive features than other wolves which helps to recognize them.

They’ve a built body like a Dire Wolf but with thicker and softer fur which makes their chest look more bulkier than a Dire Wolf. They’ve slightly larger triangle ears than a Mackenzie Valley Wolf which are sharper at the tip, a square-ish longer snout and slightly smaller eyes than a Dire Wolf. These wolves’ coats vary from short to long fur but will always remain thicker than any other wolves which are softer and fluffier. Their coats vary from ghostly white to midnight black but in some rare cases, their coats would range from a ceramic golden to a beige. These wolves’ paws are soft yet tough to extent that they can walk through fire walls and hot coals.

When a Yokaze ōkami pup is born, their coat will be light grey and/or dark grey but depending on their environment, their coat will change colour as time will flow. However, pups who are born under the light of a full moon will be ghostly white to silver and pups who are born under the rays of the sun will be golden to a light beige or tan. These are called Dorīmukyatchā (Dream Catcher) and they’re pups who were born in certain circumstances but in rare cases, the litter could hold one pup that’s different than the rest. This pup is called Yumeoibito (Dream Chaser) which is the last pup of the litter who is smaller than the rest with different eye colour. In extremely rare cases, a Yumeoibito can be born with different coat colours as well.

A Dire Wolf stood just over 2 ft tall (between 25 to 30 inches) and has a length of 5ft while a Mackenzie Valley Wolf measures about 3 ft 4 (32-40 inches or 81-102 cm) tall and has a length (including head and tail) between 5-7 ft tall.

An approximate height for a Yokaze ōkami is the same size as the Irish Elk (Megaloceros giganteus) or also known as the giant deer or Irish giant deer which is up to 7ft but these wolves can keep growing until they reach their maximum height for an adult which is rare. An adult Yokaze ōkami is as large as the tallest animal on the planet which can be rare if these wolves do grow to full adult.

## Behaviour

Yokaze ōkami and Grey Wolves have similar behavioural instincts. Unlike the Dire Wolf, these wolves live, travel and hunt in packs of 5 to 7 animals on average. Packs include the alpha female and alpha male, their pups and older offspring and/or in extremely rare cases, wolves from a different territory. The alpha female and male are typically the pack leaders that track and hunt prey, choose den sites and establish the pack's territory. In the pack, these wolves develop strong social bonds. However, not all prefer to live in a pack as some live on their own which can be stressful and/or even die.

These wolves are the most fearsome of the canine family and will even kill their pack members if necessary. They’re territorial and they don’t always get along well with other canines but they’re usually good with humans as if they see one in the woods, they won’t attack but if the human is in their territory, they will attack and possibly kill. Despite their show of highly aggressiveness, they’re very friendly but this species never show their friendliness unless towards another member.

## Habitat

These wolves inhabit much of eastern and western Moonlight Forest and middle-east Sunshine Forest. However, this does not rest the fact that these wolves own magor of the land and will do anything to protect their territoies at all costs.

## Breeding and Pups

These wolves’ breeding season occurs once a year which is late March through June. However, this doesn’t nessacaryily indicate anything and these wolves will breed whenever they feel like it.

In a litter, there would be 3 to 5 but in some uncommon cases, the litter would consists of up to 15 pups or even 26. Pups are born blind and defenceless and a littler than a anverage wolf. The pack cares for the pups until they fully mature at about 24 months of age or even 46 months of age when they can hunt on their own. It takes them about 7 to 9 years to fully grow into an adult which is rare. Once grown, young wolves may disperse and start a pack on their own.

## Diet and Hunting Method

These wolves eat large hoofed mammals like elk, deer, moose and caribou as well as beaver, rabbits and other small prey. They’re also scavengers and often eat animals that have died due to other causes. However, since they’re large, they eat more than a typical wolf but in some cases, these wolves will eat less cause of limited supply of large animals. The diet of Yokaze ōkami does not differ much from the diets of other wolves in Gekkō no mori. These wolves are omnivorous though they prefer to eat meat. Their diet includes ravens, hawks, fish and other wolves.

Their hunting method includes two different ways. One way would be them to find prey and bite their neck. Their teeth would sink into their victim’s flesh which on the tip, have a toxic liquid which would quickly go into the victim’s veins it much easier for some wolves. The second way would be similar to a fox hunting method by leaping on their victim.

## Ability{s}

These wolves have many unique abilities that other animals do not have. Most of their abilities are useful such as their teeth and claws while most are useless. Their teeth are perfect for puncturing and slashing fish, picking meat off of bones, and their premolars and rear molars are capable of breaking bones. A wolf is an amazing runner because the body and limbs are meant for this purpose. When wolves howl, scientists can tell the difference between them and they howl at night not because of the moon, but because they are more active when it is lighter at night. Some abilities aren't that useful for survival. For example, when a wolf dances and bows, he/she wants to play (CITE). All abilities of a Yokaze ōkami are in use in some way. Some are very useful, some are not really that useful.

## Trivia

* These wolves are closes related to Utonagan or known as the Wolf Dog.
* These wolves could outsmart even the most intelligent creature and aren't to be underestimated.
* Humans had hunted these beautiful animals to near extinction which is why they're extremely rare making them valuable in the black markets. Their fur is said to shine in the night and is softer than a rabbits' skin but legend has it that they have healing abilities like none could see.
* Myth had it that if anyone drinks their blood, they gain immortality the same as unicorns.