Wolf

Wolves are enemies in the Tomb Raider series. They are similar in biology to dogs, although they are generally found in the wild and not utilized by humans (with the exception being the Solarii Brotherhood).

Appearance
Wolves are gray furred, four legged animals in the dog family. They have sharp teeth for savaging and tearing flesh, and generally attack in packs.

Tactics
Wolves will charge and jump at Lara, knocking her back. They will bite and scratch her and can be severely damaging. They don't take very much firepower to take down, though; four pistol shots in Tomb Raider, and slightly more in Golden Mask. In both games, they're always initially found sleeping and will wake up only when Lara is nearby; then they'll either rush at her or pace around until they're able to bite her close up.

In the original Tomb Raider, wolves follow a very basic A.I., although that doesn't mean it's any less effective, which is only worsened due to Lara's limited mobility in the early games. Wolves will rush directly at Lara, and if they manage to reach her, then they'll start making quick rounds behind her, biting her every time they come back close to her.

As with most enemies in this game, finding a high ledge will allow Lara to freely dispose of them from a vantage and safe spot. If this is not possible, then it's recommended to shoot them from afar and try to keep retreating in order to keep the distance a bit longer.

Tomb Raider: Featuring Lara Croft

 * Caves
 * City of Vilcabamba
 * Lost Valley
 * Tomb of Qualopec

Tomb Raider II: Golden Mask

 * Furnace of the Gods

Tomb Raider: The Prophecy

 * Sweden
 * Cambodia

Tomb Raider

 * Coastal Forest
 * Mountain Village
 * Summit Forest

Rise of the Tomb Raider

 * Soviet Installation
 * Geothermal Valley

Tomb Raider Reloaded

 * Andean Mountains
 * Andean Mountain Caves
 * City of Vilcabamba
 * Tomb of Qualopec
 * St. Francis' Folly
 * Colosseum

Appearances

 * Tomb Raider: Featuring Lara Croft (First appearance)
 * Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft
 * Tomb Raider II: Golden Mask
 * Tomb Raider: The Prophecy
 * Tomb Raider: Anniversary
 * Tomb Raider
 * Rise of the Tomb Raider
 * Tomb Raider Reloaded
 * Lara Croft: Reflections

Trivia

 * The Wolf is technically the very first enemy Lara Croft kills in the entire Tomb Raider franchise, during the cutscene that precedes the first level of the first game, where she kills a pack of wolves that attack and kill her guide, Carlos. Nevertheless, the first enemies the player already controlling Lara kills are a few Bats.