Theow
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Theow, also called thos, thea or thoye, is a hybrid heraldic beast, represented by a wolf with goat's hooves.[1][2]
It goes back[citation needed] to a mythological beast[clarification needed] described in antiquity by Pliny the Elder, as looking like a wolf but with bigger body and shorter legs. This has been interpreted[according to whom?][year needed] as an attempt at describing a jackal. In Medieval bestiaries it was described as being a kind of wolf with a mane of different colours. During the winter it had thick hair but it lost all its fur in summer. It never attacked humans and was said[according to whom?][year needed] to live in Ethiopia, home of many semi-legendary animals according to Medieval bestiaries.
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