Talk:Yang Xiao Long/@comment-27614873-20170412015121/@comment-24018437-20170415215303

Wolves aren't that fast at all, actually. Like most canids, they just have a high amount of stamina. Felids are generally faster then canids, but lack their stamina. Hence why felids tend to be ambush predators, while canids and hyena's are considered cursorial predators that can potentiolly chase their prey over long distances. It doesn't mean they're fast, it just means they have stamina.

And its actually a myth that wolves are 'super sacred' in native American religions. Many people forget that tribe had its own culture, and each tribe therefore also had its own view of animals. Some, like the Blackfoot, did consider the wolf to be sacred. Other's, like the Navajo, hated wolves and associated them with evil, to the point killing a wolf was considered a rite of passage. The majority of the tribes were fairly neutral to wolves. They respected them, as they did with most animals, but weren't above hunting them if they needed to. Some tribes were quite good at hunting wolves and some tribes of the plains would hunt them if other game was scarce.

And when it come's to magic power and messenger of the gods and such, the raven, snake or coyote are far more likely to have that role. Like I said, each tribe considers a different animal sacred. The Abeniki held birds and reptiles in high regard, for example. Other's claim that bears, raven or badgers had a role in humanity's creation. And one tribe claims that the wolverine is responsible for the world's creation.

Also...What is this theory with Ruby being a wolf faunus? As far as I know, wolves don't even have traits that can be hidden. Tails and ears are kind of obvious and unlike felid's, canids can't retract their claws. So if Ruby and Taiyang were wolf faunus, you would notice immidiatly.