There are many cultures on earth who see the wolf in both a positive and negative light.In some parts of the earth, wolves are
respected and revered, in others they were feared and hunted, mainly in European christian folklore who saw the wolf as somehow
demonic and linked with the devil, although the crests of many nobel familys throughout Europe feateured wolves as heraldic.
In fact, this still resides today to some extent in many European family or surnames meaning wolf, such as Ulf in
Scandanavia, Farkas in Hungary, Lupu in Romanian and Valko in Bulgaria. wolves also feature heavily in many proverbs, notably Chinese proverbs which uses terms such as wolf hearted and dog lunged generally to describe a person with hidden agendas.


Although wolves are very timid and scared around us (understandably)their behaviour towards us often depends on previous
experience with humans. Wolfs attacking humans was a very real and widespread fear thoughout europe before the 20th century
and although rare, it wasn`t entirely unknown. Historical records show that in this region, over a thousand people were killed by a non
rabid wolf. Many of these accounts are now known to be factually incorrect and probably due to mass hysteria.
Predatory attacks on people tend to be clustered throughout time, suggesting that this is not typical wolf behaviour, and has been suggested that the majority of wolf attacks could be due to rabies or threats to young. Although potentially dangerous due to their sharp
teeth and powerful claws, they are among the least threatening to people than other predatory animals.