Canis chanco was the scientific name proposed by John Edward Gray in 1863 who described a skin of a wolf that was shot in Chinese Tartary.[2] This specimen was classified as a wolf subspecies Canis lupus chanco by St. George Jackson Mivart in 1880.[4] In 1923, Japanese zoologist Yoshio Abe proposed separating the wolves of the Korean Peninsula from C. chanco as a separate species, C. coreanus, because of their comparatively narrower muzzle.[3] This distinction was contested by Reginald Pocock, who dismissed it as a local variant of C. chanco.[5][6] In the third edition of Mammal Species of the World published in 2005, the mammalogist W. Christopher Wozencraft listed under the wolf Canis lupus the taxonomic synonyms for the subspecies Canis lupus chanco. Wozencraft classified C. coreanus (Abe, 1923) as one of its synonyms.[7]
There remains taxonomic confusion over the Mongolian wolf. In 1941, Pocock had referred to the Tibetan wolf as C. l. laniger and classified it as a synonym under C. l. chanco.[6] However, Wozencraft included C. l. laniger as a synonym for C. l. filchneri Matschie (1907).[7] There are some researchers who still refer to Pocock's classification of the Tibetan wolf as C. l. chanco, which has caused taxonomic confusion. The NCBI/Genbank lists C. l. chanco as the Mongolian wolf[8] but C. l. laniger as the Tibetan wolf,[9] and there are academic works that refer to C. l. chanco as the Mongolian wolf.[10][11][12][13]
To add further confusion, in 2019, a workshop hosted by the IUCN/SSC Canid Specialist Group noted that the Himalayan wolf's distribution included the Himalayan range and the Tibetan Plateau. The group recommends that this wolf lineage be known as the "Himalayan wolf" and classified as Canis lupus chanco until a genetic analysis of the holotypes is available. The Himalayan wolf currently lacks a proper morphological analysis.[14]
The range of C. l. chanco includes Mongolia,[4] northern and central China,[15][16] North Korea and the Ussuri region of Russia, which they have expanded into from northern China recently, due to human settlement and its removal of their main competitor, the Siberian tiger.[13] Their range is bounded in the east by the Altai mountains/Tien shan mountains with C. l. lupus,[15] in the south by the Tibetan Plateau with the Himalayan wolf, and in southern China by a yet to be named wolf subspecies.[15][16] The taxonomic synonym authors have described their specimens in the following locations: chanco Gray (1863) Chinese Tartary; coreanus Abe (1923) Korea; karanorensis Matschie (1907) Kara-nor in the Gobi desert; niger Sclater (1874) Hanle in the Indian union territory of Ladakh; and tschillensis Matschie (1907) the coast of Zhili (Zhili is now mainly part of Hebei province).[6]
In Mongolia, the wolf is seen as a spirit animal whereas the dog is seen as a family member. Mongolians do not fear the wolf and understand that it is afraid of humans. It is sometimes called "the sheep's assassin". In legend, the Mongolian herders' first father was a wolf from which they had descended, and yet they are required to kill wolves to protect their flocks of sheep.[17] There is sustainable utilization of the wolf's fur in Mongolia.[18]
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The taxonomic status of the now likely extirpated Korean Peninsula wolf has been extensively debated, with some arguing it represents an independent wolf lineage, Canis coreanus. To investigate the Korean wolf's genetic affiliations and taxonomic status, we sequenced and analysed the genomes of a Korean wolf dated to the beginning of the 20th century, and a captive wolf originally from the Pyongyang Central Zoo. Our results indicated that the Korean wolf bears similar genetic ancestry to other regional East Asian populations, therefore suggesting it is not a distinct taxonomic lineage. We identified regional patterns of wolf population structure and admixture in East Asia with potential conservation consequences in the Korean Peninsula and on a regional scale. We find that the Korean wolf has similar genomic diversity and inbreeding to other East Asian wolves. Finally, we show that, in contrast to the historical sample, the captive wolf is genetically more similar to wolves from the Tibetan Plateau; hence, Korean wolf conservation programmes might not benefit from the inclusion of this specimen.
The Korean gray wolf (Canis lupus koreanus), also known as the Korean wild wolf or neugdae, is a subspecies of gray wolf that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced to the modern forests and mountainous areas in the northern regions of Korea, Russia and China.
During the winter, in areas in northern regions where it gets cold, the Korean gray wolf's fur can grow long and thick to help keep these wolves warm against the freezing temperatures during the winter It is a carnivore like many of today's gray wolf subspecies. They feed on mainly deer, gorals, bovids, antelopes, wild boars, etc.
The conservation status of the Korean gray wolf is Vulnerable due to historical poaching and minor habitat loss and the Korean gray wolf's range, however, thanks to conservationists, the Korean gray wolf is now a protected species and its population is currently recovering increasingly.
Lee Soo Hyun (Lee Jun Ki) was raised in Bangkok by his widowed mother, who worked tirelessly as a prosecutor, trying to bring the Jung Triad to justice after the untimely death of her husband (an NIS agent). Her investigations and police operations attract too much attention, and the Jung Triad decides to swiftly eliminate her.
It's funny how different people take to different dramas, though. I felt the exact opposite about City Hunter and Time between Dog and Wolf. To me, City Hunter was simplistic to the point of being laughable, while TbDW felt better plotted and much, much more involving.
I agree on the whole DBs part.
I love how these minions are going back and giving us reviews of these old shows! Especially since they don't have to, and because the DB goddesses aren't too fond of revisiting the past shows due to lack of time.
Totally appreciate these, keep em coming!
THANKS MINIONS!
In fact, TbDaW and Full House were the two dramas that really got me hooked on kdrama. While I can understand the datedness (i.e., changing drama conventions) barring kaedejun's appreciation of this drama, I love its treatment of various family relationships - blood and surrogate. I found it far more compelling than City Hunter's. I also loved its engagement with questions of identity, loyalty (to friend or ethics), etc.
NoOOOOOOOOO!! No, why did you do it?! I didn't want to know.. T.T
How could you? one of my favorite kdrama ever with Resurection! I'm so sad now that you made me opened my eyes on its flaws, were they so many? really? It's crazy how some stuff are better left as memory..
Thanks for the review :) I enjoyed it!
wow, you perfectly described my feelings about the pacing and ridicoulousness of this show, right down to the lull between eps 5 and 13 when the boys were apart and the cycle of confusion whenever new discovery was made.
Maybe if I re-watch it again now I might think there are loopholes in plot like you said, but from my memories of my last watch (which was a few years back), it was one show that stayed well with me. Very memorable. Love it!
I started to watch this after Arang ended -a few episodes each weekend. Its on dramacrazy.net. I have been enjoying it but even by the first few Eps I was saying 'wait how do they not...' Still. LEE JUN KI. That is a a face to enjoy. Except when he screams-you are right about that.
Like you and some other commenters, I gave this drama a chance a few years ago, but dropped it somewhere around episode 6. Since, I've been keeping it in the drawer. In case Jun-ki doesn't pick a new project soon (or in case it's a movie! God forbid) I might take it out. Or I might just leave it there - the simple knowledge that I could watch some awesome Jun-ki if I only wanted to gives me comfort of sorts.
hey, I just started this drama, I'm only on Ep2. What a coincidink! Hahaha. Almost gave up due to the drama being hard to find, most the links I found are dead. I will read this after I finished watching.
In Dramaland time goes by faster! It's true than we watch oldies only when we need a filler... Meaning when we are in the middle of a a bad batch of currently airing dramas. SO MANY DRAMAS really.
Thanks for the review kaedejun. :)
TbDW as a drama I actually enjoyed the 1st time around.. I haven't re-watched it... and judging from kaede jun's review it will most likely not hold very well upon re-watch! I'll just leave my happy memories alone haha
In conclusion, YES, I absolutely enjoyed this one when it aired.. felt all the emotional tugging. I'm sure it resonated similarly with majority of its viewers during it's broadcast in 2007... but sure it can be less fun, and justifiably so, for KaedeJun in 2012!
OMG. after watching arang and the magistrate, i stalked lee junki for a bit and i came across the plot summary of this drama and its now on my must watch list. i cant get to reading your blog because of the spoilers but i sure will read this again after i watch the drama ;)
as far as i remember from the time i was hit with the Leejunki craze and went over ALL his works in less than a month, they did conduct a DNAtest when he was first arrested and that NIS chief (whom i badly despised from the very first eps) manipulated the results somehow to hide his real identity! or im mistaken...?!
Really a coincidence. With the end of AATM, started looking for other Lee Jun Ki dramas. Just finished watching the whole episode of TBWAD now on the 5th ep of Iljimae. Cant get over Lee Jun Ki. Whether its good or bad I'll still watch LJK dramas.
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