Akhlut
Sign in to saveAlso known as akh'lut, kak-whan-u-ghat kig-u-lu'-nik, kăk-whăn’-û-ghăt kǐg-û-lu’-nǐk, akh’lut
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, and is sometimes depicted as a wolf-orca hybrid.
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Vinony files it under Inuit legendary creatures, Legendary shapeshifters and Sea monsters.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
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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, and is sometimes depicted as a wolf-orca hybrid.
==Inuit folklore== In 1900, the American naturalist Edward William Nelson described the kăk-whăn’-û-ghăt kǐg-û-lu’-nǐk among a number of other mythical and composite animals:
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