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Patrick Pester

'All it takes is a predator to learn that children are easier prey': Why India's 'wolf' attacks may not be what they seem

The Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes).

Indian authorities are trying to capture the last member of a wolf pack they believe is responsible for killing children in northern India. But there are still many unanswered questions surrounding the attacks — and some experts are waiting for definitive evidence that the wolves are to blame.

Nine children and one adult have reportedly been killed in suspected wolf attacks in the Bahraich area of Uttar Pradesh in recent months, with dozens more injured. News reports described Indian wolves (Canis lupus pallipes) taking children who were sleeping out in the open and entering homes to drag victims from their beds.

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