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"What They Have Done For Us"My tribute to National Wolf Awareness Week.
Wolf week is from October 16 to the 22.
Also see "How We Have Hurt Them": [link]
And "Lobo and Blanca": [link]
This shows how much wolves help us and the ecosystem.
When the wolves were reintroduced back into Yellowstone in 1995, they replenished the dying ecosystem.
Elk were overpopulated. They grazed on small tree saplings, flowers, and other plants.
When the wolves were gone the elk ate, and ate, and not many new trees were growing because they were eating all the saplings. Less trees meant a dwindling beaver population. Beavers need trees to build their homes.
And less willow trees for songbirds to nest in.
And less trees also meant little shade for fish.
Many fish died.
The elk ate away at flowers too, meaning less flowers for hummingbirds, and so on.
The wolves fixed all of this dramatically.
Wolves also keep the elks genes healthy by typically
hunting the weak animals out of the herds.
They do the same for bison too.
Many other animals feed off wolf kills too.
Ravens, coyotes, even eagles.
Bears often feed on kills made by wolves. And grizzly bear numbers in particular have gotten low in the past few years, so wolves are very good for the grizzly bears, keeping them fed.
When the wolves were gone the coyote population went up dramatically. They began forming large packs, and hunt together, trying to fill in the niche.
But coyote's are small, so they heavily began hunting fawns and calf's.
The pronghorn antelope suffered great number losses because the coyote's were eating all their young.
But they are doing well now that the wolves are back.
Also it is assumed that wolves keep mountain lions up in
the mountains. This means mountain lions will have less conflict with people.
Many years ago, a wolf wandered into primitive mans camp, and was eventually tamed. They hunted with us and protected us, and gave us love and loyalty.
They became the domestic dog.
Lets face it, "mans best friend" is but a domesticated wolf.
And look at what dogs do for us.
Search and rescue.
Police.
Military.
Service for the disabled.
And so much more.
We owe wolves more than many people know.
And they are in trouble again.
Wolves are the first animal to have been taken off the endangered species list. And there is a responsibility that comes with that.
We need not abuse the Endangered Species Act by
having an animals numbers go back down right after being taken off the list.
What happens to the wolves now will effect how we handle all other animals on the Endangered Species List in the future. We need to protect them.
That is what i want to share for National Wolf Awareness Week.
Also please, please, watch this video: [link]
It is what inspired me to draw this project.
12x18 paper. 3 nights. Approx 20+ hours.
"each of our native wild creatures is in itself a precious heritage that we have no right to destroy or put beyond the reach of our children." ~Ernest Thomson Senton
Please check out these links to learn more:
These links show how they have helped us:
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Whats happening to them now:
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This is how people are trying to help:
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Sorry for the late reply, I had work and didnt have much time to reply after work because my fiance uses this computer too. Lol! No not bothersome at all!! I love these kinds of intellectual conversations. C:
Thank you <3 I am working on a similar large piece currently,
the topic is the whole of nature, and well the idea was spurred on by
some people I met a few months ago that were pretty much anti-nature.
Anyway.
This organization "Forward the Revolution" seems interesting. I'll have to read more into it.
Me and Rudy have talked about living relatively "off the grid" before, and it just didnt seem
likely because you need money to get to a point of living with minimal money.
The only reason we 'need' money and could only live half off the grid is because
my message wouldnt be heard without the internet, and with internet you need
at least electricity, and internet service, both of which cost, yup you guessed it: $$$.
Rudy hates money and prefers the bartering system, and wants badly to get into
crafting & blacksmithing, but its hard again, to do with minimal money to start with,
and a society that doesnt need it anymore. :C
(I love Rudy, can you believe hes a city boy? lol)
The song "I dont speak human" is an instant favorite.
"But I could see that you're the only evil creature here" o.o that line gave me chills.
Such meaningful words. Beautiful music dayum. I love it.
"Earth Warrior" is something I can sympathize with.
And their clothes are cool too I really like them, I'm going to share their tunes as much as I can.
I love meaningful music. <3
Are you familiar with Heather Dale? Its not exactly on the topic of nature, but meaningful
alternative music that tells a story and isnt meaningless like much of mainstream stuff.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC02Sl…
youtu.be/uqOqEU1xwxI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pUR9o…
o.o
Delta Rae is a favorite too.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPOM0I…
Sorry for my little outburst. I dont get to share often, no one else likes this kind of music normally so ya.
I'm typically hesitant to show people what I listen to. XD
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You're welcome.
I know exactly what you mean. ^^ I also tend to hold back most times (especially on the internet, since in my private life I have managed to actually surround myself with pretty many people who also like this music and such, but most of them are still less - well lets call it "alternative" or sceptical as far as their actual private life, life style etc are concerned)... With you however, I have the feeling of "talking the same language" (though we might choose drawing and/or natural motives instead of usual "human language" - hinting back to the Omnia song here)... Judging from your message and the things we share I'm sure you also often have the feeling of not beeing understood at all. Be sure you are understood over here however... 
By the way, again you have managed to hit home perfectly fine: Heather Dale is one of my favourite musicians in fact. The songs I like most are: The Maiden and the Selkie, Changeling Child, Joan, Medusa and Trail of Tears (btw I'm heavily into Native American Culture as well, I really would like to live closer to them like you do
Since my family has belonged to what is considered to be pretty much below the poverty line for a long time by now (caused by quite a lot of misfortune and problems within our family from the very beginning since my parents came from to Germany from abroad, which was shortly before my birth actually) I do know very well what it means to have no money. It is not easy at all... By now the situation of us children is slowly stabilizing because all of us have been working and studying a lot for as long as I can think back...
However, I do believe there are things each one of the members of "normal" (is it? o.O) society can do to change and reduce his/her own way of participating in all this absurdity and cruelty that surrounds us (especially concerning use of energy, means of transportation, diet, medication, cosmetics and clothing - the list of ecological and social impact due to the suffering caused for nature and people - especially the native and weak ones - never ends). "Forward the Revolution" also provides us with particular guidelines concerning the areas I have just mentioned e.g.
Crafting and blacksmithing you say? Sounds amazing to me. I guess I have never mentioned before but I am totally into that kind of thing. I love stuff with the theme of Medieval or ancient way of living etc. I have been to a few medieval festivals over here in Germany this year (btw that's also where Omnia usually performs) and it always gives me so much inspiration and power for my own life. It's amazing! I don't know whether festivals like these are popular in your country as well, but maybe you or your fiancee will manage to take a root at something like this as well.
I can very much recommend looking for stuff like this.
I hope this helps in any way and I'm very much looking forward to sharing this kind of things in the future. Be sure to have found a comrade in arms and a person with an open eye, ear and heart for this kind of thoughts, especially for everything concerning the protection of nature and wildlife as well as spirituality and a pretty much alternative way of living.
Oh and yeah, and I by no means have an objection to sharing/exchanging good music/books/movies/other inspirations/pretty much stuff about everybody and his dog so don't be afraid at all! ^^
Gree(n)t(h)ings and lots of love, piece and sunshine (o.O this sounds veeery hippie haha, never mind! ) to you and your family,
Paulina
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Ah yes! There are some changes you can make.
We save energy in the apartment by not using the air conditioner all summer.
It got hot but we would just open the screen door, and we wash our dishes by hand because its not
that hard XD. (plus it makes our electric bill uber cheap)
I want to eat healthy as soon as we move, I dont eat a lot of junk food, but I dont eat a lot of healthy food either.
And I have noticed that when I eat healthier food I have lots more energy. And Rudy has stomach problems too.
Its hard eat healthy here though because everyone here buy's to feed ourselves and our roomates so we buy whats cheap and in bulk.
Thankfully everything is pretty much in walking distance,
and we either walk or bike. So for now no car, and when we do get a car
in the future we wont need it for much other than grocery shopping, and maybe going to school in the city.
Oh yeah I have been near homeless on multiple occasions.
I can relate to being poor. :/ This year is the first time I have ever
been 'comfortable' money wise and lifestyle. We still dont have much,
but we are starting to stand up on our own and that is the greatest feeling.
Medieval is pretty popular over here too!
We have a renaissance festival close by every October.
We were going to go this year but the people we were going to go
with we havent been talking to much since the 'argument'
so I dont know if it will happen. But we will go someday if not then. C:
Rudy LOVES that kind of stuff. Especially swords... lol.
XD Thank you. My mom was a hippie in her teenage years so hippie
isnt terribly strange for me. Lol!
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Thank muchly C:
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ur welcome
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Truth is good. I don't understand why people hate wolves so much;There has never -recorded- Been a human killed by a wolf, of any kind. Sure, lots of attacks; But what did they do wrong? We were the ones who invaded their territories.
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Not really. They have been known to attack humans unprovoked. In North-America, such cases are rare with only two fatal attacks in recent years. In the Old World, its very common. Research shows that wolves, out of all predatory mammals, are the second-most likely to become maneaters in the Old World. In case your wondering, the first place goes to the members of the Panthera genus, which includes the lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar and snow leopard. The latter two of the five pantherines don't have a long or rich history of attacking humans, but that's a differant subject.
The most recent attack in North-America was the Candice Berner accident in Alaska, in 2010. The attack happened near a town where Candice Berner was jogging on the road. The research and evidence shows that this wasn't a defensive attack. There were no pups, dens or kills nearby, and the wolves attacked Candice like she was a prey animal, killing her and dragging her off the road where they started eating her. After the responsible wolves were killed, DNA research confirmed that the culprits were infact wild, fullblood wolves with no hints of rabies or any other disease. They were also not starving, as there were plenty of deer and elk in the area. There were no reports of escaped wolves or wolves being fed before the accident, meaning this was a predatory attack where the wolves viewed Candice Berner as a prey animal. www.adn.com/alaska-news/articl…
The other attack happened in 2005, and is known as the Kenton Joel Carnegie Wolf Attack. This attack was also predatory, but the reason is more obvious. The attack happened at a campsite where wolves had been known to eat what campers left behind, which made them lose their fear of humans. The area already had a bit of a history of wolves attacking humans, although this was the first time someone died. They found his body, surrounded by wolf tracks and the corpse showed sign of consumption. There was no evidence of suicide or homocide, and there were signs of an attack. Bears hadn't spotted in over a month in the area, and the attack took place while they were hibernating. No sign of cougars either. Even David Mech, the lead sciencetist on the field of wolves and whom is often considered to be the founder of modern wolf science, confirmed that this was a predatory attack.
As far as I know, these are the only two fatal, unprovoked attacks in recent years. In North-America, that is. In the Old World, as I said before, wolves have a long history of attacking and preying on humans without being provoked.
A report from Japanese Korea in 1928 showed that wolves killed 48 people, which was more then the tiger, leopard, bear and wild boar attacks of that region combined at the time. Now let's look at some famous wolf attacks. The Wolves of Ashta were a pack of Indian wolves that , between the last quarter of 1985 to January 1986, killed 17 children in Ashta. The attacks continued untill the entire pack was culled, where the hunters and tribesmen confirmed the culprits had been Indian wolves. During the time they lived, villagers were so terrified that many refused to let their children go outside, yet the killing continued. I once heard that the Wolves of Ashta went as to far break into huts and drag their victims outside, but I have my doubts about that claim. It seems more like something a leopard would do.
In 1944–1954, the Kirov Wolf Attacks happened. These wolves weren't afraid of humans and killed around 22 children between age 3 and 17. During this period, wolves were the most common predators in Russia (They still are, infact) and were often regarded as dangerous pests. Which, by the way, they still are in Russia. While some of these attacks were comitted by rabid wolves, the vast majority were predatory attacks done by wolves that weren't afraid of humans and saw the people of that region, Kirov Oblast, as prey.
The Wolves of Hazaribagh killed 13 children aged from 4 to 10 years between February and August 1981. They had gotten the taste of human meat because they dug up corpses that were burried at a local morgue. This attracted pariah dogs, golden jackals, striped hyenas and also Indian wolves. The pack eventually started hunting live humans.
In France, historical records compiled by rural historian Jean-Marc Moriceau indicate that during the period 1362–1918, nearly 7,600 people were killed by wolves, of whom 4,600 were killed by non-rabid wolves.
In Turku, Finland, the Wolves of Turku killed 22 children that were around 5 to 6 years old in the spam of one year, 180-1801.
In Iran, 98 attacks were recorded in 1981. Records of wolf attacks in India began to be kept during the British colonial administration in the 19th century. In 1875, more people were killed by wolves than tigers, with the worst affected areas being the North West Provinces and Bihar. In the former area, 721 people were killed by wolves in 1876, while in Bihar, the majority of the 185 recorded deaths at the time occurred mostly in the Patna and Bghalpur Divisions. In the United Provinces, 624 people were killed by wolves in 1878, with 14 being killed during the same period in Bengal. In Hazaribagh, Bihar, 115 children were killed between 1910-1915, with 122 killed and 100 injured in the same area between 1980-1986. Between April 1989 to March 1995, wolves killed 92 people in southern Bihar, accounting for 23% of 390 large mammal attacks on humans in the area at that time.
Here is a list of all several reported wolf attacks. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_… Notice how the majority of the predatory attacks take place in the Old World? And also notice how the majority of these victims are either children or young women? In other words, easy prey for a large, pack-hunting apex predator. Like all predators, wolves go after the easiest meal. This means old, sick, pregnant and young animals, although they aren't above taking down healthy adults either. And children and young women are easy prey. Its not a coincedence they are the majority of the victims. The aricle also provides links to things such as official reports.
EDIT: Ignore this comment. Just saw how old the discussion is -_-
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People have been killed by wolves.
Most famous was a teacher in Alaska who was killed in recent years.
Her name was Candice Berner.
But this does not make wolves bad, yes its a sad terrible event when a wolf kills a person, but its so rare that its not even a yearly event, and its been well documented that wolves avoid and are typically extremely cautious and fearful of people.
We have to keep in mind that wolves are predators, yes they hunt, its what they were built to do. But that doesnt make them any better or worse than any other predator on Earth.
And you are right, we have sectioned off territories and bunched them so close together that they have no breathing room.
It causes conflict with rival packs, so the wolves try to expand their territories at the expense of sometimes coming into our own.
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It kinda depends though on where the attack takes place. It really annoys me when people claim that wolves rarely attack people, because that's only the case in the New World. In Asia, especially in Russia and Asia, wolf attacks are actually quite common and happen frequently, and they are the second most likely predator to attack humans unprovoked second only to the big cats. The Wolves of Ashta, the Child-Lifters of Hazibaragh, the Kirov Wolf Attacks...Incidents enough.
I know people usually don't mean it that way, but by saying that wolves rarely attack people, I feel like they're ignoring all the people that are killed in the Old World, which I find disrespectful and almost like they only care about what happens in America. But that's just me :/
EDIT: Ignore this comment. Just saw how old the discussion is -_-
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Means alot. C: Thank you. And sorry for the ate reply.
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A very nice drawing and excellent background info, nature knows best, everything has its role in the food chain.
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Thank you. And agreed.
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Wow, awesome drawing and showing how wolves helped fix so many problems. Why do humans hate them so? Wolves are very human! Refer to the tale of Lobo- The King of Currumpaw; it shows how they are no different from us in many ways. (I know you've heard that tale.)
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Thank you!
I honestly dont know why so many people can hate wolves so much.
I recently watched a documentary on dogs, and they said that dogs in some of
the ways they communicate socially CAN be more like people than even how our closest relatives
apes communicate.
That intelligence comes from the wolf and how they communicate with one another
and was molded in the evolution of dogs to understand human ques such as pointing at something with a finger, something many other animal species cannot do.
Ah yes i am a big fan of Lobo, he changed the history of conservation here in America, and that would echo onward to other countries adapting better conservation practices. His death saved lives.
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Correction: dogs are domesticated small sized Middle Eastern desert wolves, not domesticated North American timber wolves
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Wolves were likely domesticated over here too, the native Americans were domesticating dogs.
And even if they werent,
i wasnt being specific, since American Timber wolves are related to the Middle Eastern wolves i feel we still owe them. All wolves in general.
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Native Americans crossed the Bering land bridge with domestic dogs from Asia. They never domesticated North American wolves from scratch. The best the North American wolves did was influence the physical development of some sled dog breeds, and thats all.
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We'll it still counts to me.
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Despite the fact that Middle Eastern wolves are more doglike than North American timber wolves, i.e: are smaller in size, have proportionately smaller skulls and teeth and prefer to live in pairs than in groups, and prefer to prey on hares than on giant ungulates?
The labrador you have in your illustration owes none of its ancestry to the wolves in Yellowstone.
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No, but it owes it to wolves in general which is the point i was trying to get across.
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No, not wolves in general, wolves in the Middle East.
Read Helmut Hemmer's Domestication: the decline of environmental appreciation. The so-called "northern wolves" (the wolves of Europe and North America) have had a very negligible effect on dog domestication. Indeed, their very size and aggression made them completely ineligible for such, hence why Native Americans simply brought their own dogs from Asia as opposed to starting the domestication process all over again in the New World.
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They are related, so yes we owe them too.
And while they can be unpredictable
due to not having the years of domestication, selective breeding from wolf hybrids has produced gentle dogs before. Not that i recommend it, but to say that
they are vicious and ineligible,
just isnt true.
And you are missing the point.
Dogs in general, came from wolves.
North American wolves are still wolves, and are related to the Eastern/Asian wolf.
I said they owe 'wolves' again i wasnt being specific on which subspecies.
For instance, if John Doe
gave me food in a time of need
i'd respect and be thankful to his cousin, siter, uncle, aswell.
Im thankful to the whole Doe family,
as i am the whole wolf family.
Understand?
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If John Doe gives you food in time of need, would you be thankful to me? I am, after all, the same species.
We're not talking about close family relatives here, we're talking about seperate subspecies. That would be like thanking a member of Homo sapiens idaltu for something a specimen of Homo sapiens sapiens (our own subspecies) did/achieved.
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I guess its a matter of opinions, therefore pointless to argue about.
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If that's truly what you think it is, I'll simply limit myself to pointing out that yours is not an opinion widely held by most taxonomists/genetecists/biologists studying wolves. But hey, we're all different
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idk whats going on right now. lol
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great information about the wolve and beutifull gallery too
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This is so amazing. I like bear and wolf and buffalo
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This is an excellent drawing, you are one of the people who show the TRUE love for wolves and the whole nature!
There are some people who say they´re "wolf fans" but only because they want to be trendy, and in fact they know nothing about wolves and repeat common prejudices like the "howling to the moon"-thing..
That pisses me off because it makes some people hate wolf fans so that I have to defend myself :angry:
But you show with this drawing that ALL animals deserve respect, not ONLY wolves!
The picture itself reminds me of my vacation to Yellowstone that I NEVER will forget.... Sadly I didn´t see any wolves- but a lot of coyotes, black bears, bison, elk, moose, eagles and pelicans!
Love the colorings of the animals, and the wolf´s face in the middle is just beautiful!
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Ah thankyou! That really means alot to me.
Yeah some 'wolf fans' have given us a bad name so
i've heard the word 'wolfaboo' floating around DA alot. :/
Im a wolf lover, but i actually bother to do research on what i love.
So i actually know what im talking about. Im not some dumbass
hitching a ride on the wolf bandwagon. lol.
No animal is better than the other.
And you are so friggin lucky to have gotten to go there!!
I want to visit there so bad. D:
Thank you, it was hard and took forever. XD
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I think the word "Wolfaboo" is one of the worst insults known to me!
What the hell is wrong about supporting wolf welfare? Why must I always defend myself? And why do people think someone doesn´t care about other animals (and people) just because he is a wolf fan? Yes, I definitely care about other animals too, even domestic animals that "aren´t endangered". For example, I hate it when parents give their children living rabbits for Easter, because they´re "so cute". Rabbits are indeed cute, but a lot of people forget that they have feelings too and need our care... and because of that people neglect them or want to get rid of them! I have a little experience with that because I already rescued two rabbits from a teenie girl who got them as babies and neglected them after a while.....These poor things had cages in the size of a fruit box and sometimes they even didn´t have water to drink because that b*tch forgot it!
Sadly, I had to give them away due to moving 
And I also boycot circuses that keep wild animals like tigers, lions, bears etc. and I don´t like people who buy exotic wild animals as housepets!
Concerning wolves, I don´t just love them, I also research about them on the internet and in books! There are even fantasy/fictional books which portray the natural behaviour of wolves, because the authors did research when they wrote the story. I can recommend for example "The Chronicles of the Ancient Darkness" by Michelle Paver, "The Sight" and "Fell" by David Clement-Davies, and "The Wolf Chronicles" by Dorothy Hearst. Dorothy Hearst is a biologist and David Clement-Davies and Michelle Paver both did researchs with the help of famous wolf experts like Shaun Ellis or David Mech!
But what I HATE is all that stupid werewolf stuff, as much as children´s storys that makes kids fear wolves, like Disney´s Peter and the Wolf
I´m so happy that you understand me concerning that "wolfaboo" thing!
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Dont get me wrong, i love werewolves, and all those fascinating fairy tales about them too, but i dont believe them to be the wolf's actual nature.
And o.o i actually wrote down all those books you mentioned... i have to read them now...
Yes im aware of other animals going through strife too,
like lobsters who all too often get boiled alive at restaurants,
and did you know thats actually not healthy for the people who eat them?
Because they release so many stress hormones at one time into their tissue
that its almost toxic.
So i support restaurants who quickly kill the poor things first instead of boiling them alive.
And i agree, there is nothing wrong with supporting wolves.
They are like any other animal. And need to be respected like any other animal.
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I´m also interested in lycanthropy 
You don´t have to excuse yourself^^ for I know that you´re definitely not one of these Red Riding Hood Complex idiots...
and you´re right! Whe accuse China for torturing animals as a "tradition", but some European countries (like France) are quite not better! Animal cruelty is wrong, and that does not depend on nationalities...
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wow! you are way better at drawing people and animals than me!
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SOOOOOO amazing!!!!! 
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XD thank you so much!
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Ha! Nice. Thank you~!!!
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Every single animal is important for our ecosystem!
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Yes they are. And thanks for commenting.
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