Why do people think wolves are sly cunning and mean?

Answer 1

Wolves over the years have been portrayed so much as evil creatures that people often think of them as such where in general they are just animals. Yes they will attack and defend themselves if threatened, you have a understand these animals are wild, they don't understand us humans to them we just mean them harm. That being said no they are not mean as we think they are

Answer 2

Wolves do attack sometimes I mean just watch the movie The Grey. They probably will attack from time to time. But they rarley do, but incase you are in a wolf area, do not get to close.

Answer 3

Because, of old folk lore that has circled through the Middle Ages, said "Wolf-man" which gave the tale of the "were-wolf." This man was someone who murdered children and many families in the woods, even his own blood, and had a disease which made him think he was a wolf, and was carnivorously dining on his victims flesh, which caused fear amongst everyone, fear of the wolf-man.

And, the old nursery rhymes sometimes have "the big bad wolf."

I, personally, love wolves and I hate how people stereotype them as evil canines.

Answer 4

Wolves are smart animals. But people dislike them because they harm farm animals and they did not mean to kill other people's animal. Wolves are good most of the time. They can raise other animal's young that they found. People should not hate wolves.

Answer 5

People have different opinions about wolves. Wolves are not mean.They are misunderstood, wolves only hurt people to protect themselves or there children.

Answer 6

Sly? Probably. Cunning? Absolutely - they have to be to survive - any wild animal does. Mean? Not unless they're cornered.

Answer 7

Um...no...