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Even though the reasoning is probably obvious, it should still be mentioned where the name comes from. Was it a birth defect? An injury from hunting? Lost to a trap? --Khajidha (talk) 12:33, 8 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Gipson, P. S., Ballard, W. B., & Nowak, R. M. (1998). Famous North American wolves and the credibility of early wildlife literature. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 808-816.
Gipson, P. S., & Ballard, W. B. (1998). Accounts of famous North American wolves, Canis lupus. Canadian Field-Naturalist, 112(4), 724-739. [1]
You can read the story of more than 59 famous north american wolves with these two links. You can find the former on sci-hub.
Even in there, they do not mention anything about his toes.... but I'm sure you will find the article and stories of these wolves to be interesting lectures :) Gimly24 (talk) 03:04, 5 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]