Wolves

Used in:

• II Nephi 9:121 [21:6]
• II Nephi 12:92 [30:12]
• Alma 3:103 [5:59]
• Alma 3:104 [5:59]
• Alma 3:106 [5:60]
• III Nephi 6:27 [14:15]

What does the Book of Mormon state?

• All references are metaphors
• The Book of Mormon does not state that wolves existed in the New World

At face value - Did wolves exist in the New World?

• Yes

Statement

• Mexican Wolf (Canis Lupus Baileyi)
• Historic Range:
• http://wolfology1.tripod.com/id30.htm
• http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10020376.x/abstract

Assessment

• Wolves are endemic to Mesoamerica