Akhlut

In Inuit folklore, the kăk-whăn’-û-ghăt kǐg-û-lu’-nǐk or akh’lut is an orca-like composite animal that takes the form of a wolf when on land,[1] and is sometimes depicted as a wolf-orca hybrid.[2][3]

  1. ^ Nelson, Edward William (1900). The Eskimo about Bering strait. University of California Libraries. Washington : U.S.G.P.O. p. 444.
  2. ^ Scott Francis (11 July 2007). "The Akhlut". Monster Spotter's Guide to North America. F+W Media. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-4403-0312-8. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  3. ^ Carol Rose (2001). Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth. W. W. Norton. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-393-32211-8. Retrieved 11 October 2013.