The appearance of a werewolf in its animal form varies from culture to culture, though it is most commonly portrayed as being indistinguishable from ordinary wolves save for the fact that it has no tail (a trait thought characteristic of witches in animal form), is often larger, and retains human eyes and voice. These included the meeting of both eyebrows at the bridge of the nose, curved fingernails, low-set ears and a swinging stride. Werewolves were said in European folklore to bear tell-tale physical traits even in their human form. Shape-shifters similar to werewolves are common in tales from all over the world. The werewolf is generally held as a European character, although its lore spread through the world in later times. In addition to the natural characteristics inherent to both wolves and humans, werewolves are often attributed strength and speed far beyond those of wolves or men.
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