A wolf that isn't alive but still howls, growls and flashes red eyes is suddenly in the spotlight in Japan, where a jump in ...

After confirming that the wolf stayed inside the park, zoo workers captured the animal at around 2:20 p.m., a report said.

A recent spate of bear attacks in Japan has prompted one city to invest in an unusual scare tactic: robotic wolves. The city of Takikawa in northern Japan, population 41,000, purchased two of the ...

No, this is not a Halloween decoration someone forgot. This robot — “Monster Wolf” — is actually a bear deterrent. The city of Takikawa, Japan, deployed these robowolves to prevent bear attacks. And ...

With bear attacks at a record-high in Japan, a robotic “Monster Wolf” has been tasked with scaring away the violent predators. Powered by solar energy, the admittedly frightful Monster Wolf was ...

According to the zoo, the whereabouts of one of its eastern timber wolves was unknown after the park opened at 9.30am. The ...

Japan deploys nightmarish robot wolves with red glowing eyes to scare away bears - A spate of bear attacks across Japan has seen local authorities pushed to drastic measures, including calling in the ...

When did the last wolf roam Japan? Officially, many would say late January 1905. That is when hunters along the Takami River in Nara Prefecture killed a male wolf chasing some deer. They discarded the ...

After comparing all genomes, the researchers found that the Japanese wolf is part of an evolutionary branch of wolves that arose 20,000 to 40,000 years ago. Some of the wolves from this branch evolved ...

After bears kept venturing into the city in search of food, officials installed mechanical wolves with bared teeth, glowing red eyes and a fearsome screech to keep the animals away. By Elaine Yu and ...

A recent spate of bear attacks in Japan has prompted one city to invest in an unusual scare tactic: robotic wolves. The city of Takikawa in northern Japan, population 41,000, purchased two of the ...