CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1 THE WORLD’S WILDEST Werewolves Legends say humans who change into wolves and then back to human form again are werewolves They attack their prey with great strength Their powerful claws and sharp teeth destroy with no mercy They are fierce creatures of the night creatures of the night 4
Xtreme Fact A werewolf is also called a lycanthrope The name came from Greek mythology when the god Zeus turned the human King Lycaon into a wolf 5
CHAPTER 2 History The word werewolf means man-wolf It comes from England’s Anglo-Saxon language Many Europeans believed in werewolves a few hundred years ago People stayed behind locked doors when howls filled the forests at night 6
