Do you know how to recognize a werewolf? While you may be sure you could recognize one when they were transformed into a wolf, can you detect a werewolf when they are in human form? The information on this page will help you learn how to recognize a werewolf.
Werewolves in Wolf Form
Werewolves only live in cool climates that are hospitable to wolves
Most werewolves have black fur
Werewolves hunt alone
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This video gives background about werewolves and also provides some footage of werewolves and werewolf attacks. The video discusses where werewolves are likely to be found, and how werewolves differ in physical appearance and habits from regular wolves. Not all of the information in the video may not be accurate- for example he states that werewolves only hunt during a full moon, which some researchers believe to be false. Some tales however, report than werewolves can transform at night, regardless of the phase of the moon.
Introduction
Werewolves are dangerous. They can maul and kill humans, and may even be able to transform you into a werewolf. In order to protect yourself from werewolves you need to be able to identify them.
Step 1: Look for the Devil's Mark
If you are in close intimate contact with a human you think may be a werewolf, examine their skin carefully. Legend has it that werewolves usually have a scar or a blemish known as the "devil's mark." http://www.wolftrust.org.uk/a-werewolves.html Any skin deformity found on the buttocks, back, or upper thighs could be the devil's mark.http://books.google.com/books?id=g2_vfYCPy6kC&pg=PA118&lpg=PA118&dq=werewolves+devils+mark&source=bl&ots=0LwupVa74T&sig=KqVp2QxgYi-t-nmZnQTilq8vt5s&hl=enei=Oui4Ss7SNY2TlAeP0pzKDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3#v=onepage&q=&f=false If you see a skin irregularity such as a scar or mole in these areas, you may be in the presence of a werewolf.
Step 2: Hair in Unusual Places
Werewolves are said to have hairy palms. They may shave their palms to disguise them. As a result, if you encounter someone with stubble on their palms, they may be a werewolf.http://werewolves.monstrous.com/how_to_recognize_a_werewolf__.htm Extraordinarily hairy backs are also typical of werewolves.
Step 3: Other Physical Characteristics
There are other physical characteristics that are associated with werewolves:
- Thick, slanted eyebrows that meet at the middle, forming a unibrowhttp://ilovewerewolves.com/identifying-a-werewolf-in-human-form/
- Small low set earshttp://ilovewerewolves.com/identifying-a-werewolf-in-human-form/
- Curved fingers with an elongated third fingerhttp://ilovewerewolves.com/identifying-a-werewolf-in-human-form/
- Unexplained cuts and bruises, as injuries incurred while in wolf form carry over to the human form
- Elongated canine teeth
