Mordax et al

the-insidious-dr-grey-matter:

It
is clear that all of Wolverine’s most iconic characteristics are more related
to the lynx than they are to the wolverine.

First,
let’s look at his hair.

See
the tufts of hair above his ears?  A lynx has those.

The
wolverine does not.

Speaking
of Wolverine’s hair, what about mutton chops?

Those
look a lot like the mutton chop-like hair that a lynx has.

The
wolverine, not so much.

And
of course, there are the retractable claws that Wolverine can slide in and out.

Guess
which animal has retractable claws! That’s right, the lynx! The claws can be
in.

The
claws can be out.

The
wolverine also has claws, but they aren’t retractable. See them all sticking
out! They are always out! Always!

And,
of course, we all know that Wolverine is Canadian.

Sure
both wolverines and lynxes can be found in Canada, but there is a species of
lynx that is specifically named the Canadian Lynx.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_lynx

And
there are coins! Canadian Lynx coins!

The
wolverine, however, is most associated with the Michigan Wolverines.

Pretty
sad. But it doesn’t end there.  We all know that Wolverine is one of the
shortest of Marvel’s characters.

Similarly,
the lynx is one of the shortest of the non-domestic cats (the Felidae family.)

While
the wolverine is one of the largest of the Mustelidae family.

And
there you have it, fandom. James Howlett is a lynx-like mutant with little in
common with the wolverine. We must demand that the name be changed to THE LYNX! We
will march on the Marvel offices! March to the copyright offices! March! MARCH,
I SAY!

(It’ll never happen.)