Wolf (disambiguation)

Wolf or wolves may refer to:

Animals

Canid species

The word wolf (wolves in the plural) commonly refers to larger members of the dog family of animals. Wolf/wolves most properly refers to the species called the Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) and all of its many subspecies, except the domestic dog and the dingo. Some experts have suggested that the following four subspecies of Canis lupus be recognized as separate canid species:

Eastern Wolf (North America)
Himalayan Wolf
Indian Wolf
Red Wolf (Southeastern USA)

Other canids species called wolf/wolves:

Ethiopian Wolf Unique Canis species
Maned Wolf, Unique South American Canid species
The term "Prairie wolf" is rarely used for the Coyote
The term "Reed wolf" is sometimes used for the European jackal
The term "Egyptian wolf" is sometimes used for the Egyptian jackal, a larger than average subspecies of golden jackal.
The term "Timber Wolf" is applied to any wolf which inhabits forested areas.

Other animals

Marsupial Wolf has been a common name for the Thylacine, an extinct Australian mammal.

People and characters

There are many notable people and characters called Wolf:

See Wolf (name), including surnames, given names, and nicknames.

Sports teams

A.S. Roma, Italian football club, known as the Wolves (in Italian, i Lupi)
Chicago Wolves, American minor league ice hockey team
Dublin Wolves, Irish ice hockey team
Los Angeles Wolves, former American professional soccer team
Manchester Wolves, American minor league arena football team
Portugal national rugby union team, known as the "Wolves" (in Portuguese, "Lobos")
Sudbury Wolves, Canadian junior ice hockey team
Traverse City Wolves, semi-professional American football team
Warrington Wolves, English rugby league team
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., English football team, commonly known as "Wolves"
Wolverhampton Wolves, English motorcycle speedway team
Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA Western Conference Northwest Division professional basketball team based at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
NC State Wolfpack, mascot for the sports teams of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Nevada Wolf Pack, mascot for the sports teams of the University of Nevada, Reno in northern Nevada.

Places

Municipalities

Wolf, California
- Wolf, Fresno County, California
- Wolf, Nevada County, California
Wolf, Wyoming, community in the USA
"Wolves", common nickname for Wolverhampton, England

Geographical features

Wolf (volcano), active volcano in the Galápagos Islands, (last eruption 1982)
The Wolves, two trecherous rocks in the Bristol Channel, UK

Astronomy

There are many celestial objects named for astronomer Max Wolf:they are asome

Wolf 359, star in the constellation of Leo
Wolf 424, star in the constellation of Virgo
Wolf 562, star in the constellation of Libra
Wolf 635, star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
Wolf 1061, star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
Wolf 1329, star in the constellation of Aquarius
Wolf (crater), on the moon
Wolf (Comet), any of two or three comets

Vehicles

Military vehicles

Wolf Armoured Vehicle, Israeli produced armored personnel carrier
"Wolf" is the military designation for the Mercedes-Benz G-Class in the German Bundeswehr.
Land Rover Wolf, a military utility vehicle in service with UK Armed Forces and the Dutch Marine Corps

Ships

HMS Wolf, the name of numerous ships of the British Royal Navy
SMS Wolf, an armed merchant raider of the German Imperial Navy in World War I
USS Alfred Wolf (DE-544), a United States Navy destroyer escort cancelled during construction in 1944
USS Donald W. Wolf (DE-713), a United States Navy destroyer escort converted during construction into the high-speed transport USS Donald W. Wolf (APD-129)
USS Donald W. Wolf (APD-129), a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946

Trains

Wolf (train), a South Devon Railway Eagle class 4-4-0ST steam locomotive

Music

Bands

Wolf (band), a Swedish heavy metal band
Wolf (UK band), a UK heavy metal band.
Darryl Way's Wolf, a British progressive rock band formed by Darryl Way

Albums

Songs

"Wolf", a song by Nash the Slash from his album Children of the Night
"Wolf", a song by Veruca Salt from their 1994 album American Thighs
"Wolf" (song), a song by Iced Earth from the 2001 album Horror Show
"Wolves" (song), from American heavy metal band Machine Head's 2007 album The Blackening
"The Wolf", a song by The Banner from the album Frailty

Sounds

Wolf interval, unusual musical interval in music theory
Wolf tone, a noise produced on some stringed instruments

Radio and television stations

WOLF (AM), a radio station (1490 AM) Syracuse, New York, United States
WOLF-FM, a radio station (96.7 FM) Oswego, New York, United States
WOLF-TV, a television station (channel 56) Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States
107.7 The Wolf, independent station in Wolverhampton, UK
99.5 KPLX-FM The Wolf, a country music station in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas

Titles

Wolf (film), a film starring Jack Nicholson
Wolf (game), a simulation game where the player takes the a role of a wolf
Wolf (novel), a children's novel by Gillian Cross
Wolves (book), a children's book by Emily Gravett
Wolf, a name by which Lupin III, a manga and anime series, has been known, due to copyright issues.

Others

Wolf Prize, a science and art award