Wolf Trickster of Inuit

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Amaguq is a wolf trickster-spirit in Inuit tradition, able to shape-shift between human and wolf form and known for clever, wily behavior in tales; the name is an Iñupiaq word for the wolf. He is distinct from Amarok, the lone giant wolf-spirit that preys on foolish hunters abroad at night.

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