History Main / WolvesAlwaysHowlAtTheMoon

* The wolf characters from ''Anime/WolfsRain'' are actually invigorated during a full moon. It doesn't necessarily make them stronger or anything, but they feel tremendous joy and energy just seeing it in the sky. Joyous enough to want to howl at it.
* ''Literature/VampireHunterD: Bloodlust'' does the werewolf version, with the WolfMan howling in front of the full moon after he transforms. With a maw that grows from his ''[[BodyHorror stomach]]!''

* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'': Gabumon's transformation sequences as both [=WereGarurumon=] and [=MetalGarurumon=] have him howling at a full moon.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'' has the line "Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon?" and a shadow wolf howling at the moon in the song ''Colors of the Wind''.
* The "Pecos Bill" section of Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''WesternAnimation/MelodyTime'' is used to [[JustSoStory "explain"]] this phenomenon in coyotes. [[spoiler:They are mourning along with Bill, who is lamenting his sweetheart Sluefoot Sue being stranded on the moon.]]

* Spoofed on ''WesternAnimation/RoverDangerfield''. The film opens on a coyote howling, but the camera reveals that he is actually howling in pain as another removes cactus needles from his butt.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Wolfwalkers}}'', Mebh and Robyn's first night together as wolves culminates with them howling silhouetted against a full moon.

* In the german comedy ''Film/DerSchuhDesManitu'' a wolf sings his lone song in the distance. As in, literally sings a song at the moon. Before being shot.
-->"Strangers... in the nigh--" '''*bang*'''

* [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Worgen]] in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft: Cataclysm'' are shown howling to the moon.
* Exaggerated in ''VideoGame/OsuTatakaeOuendan 2'' where a WolfMan has to fight the urge to howl (and then transform) at any round object.
* Zigzagged in ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}''. Amaterasu howls a few times to summon the moon, and the 'sundown' animation involves a wolf howling. But she's more often seen howling at the ''sun,'' because she's the sun goddess.

* The fight against ''Franchise/TouhouProject'''s resident [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]] (naturally) takes place during a full moon, and involves howling. Lots of howling.
* When you first visit [[MeaningfulName Garoh]] in ''VideoGame/GoldenSunTheLostAge'', the music is interspersed with howls due to it being nighttime. Sadly, the howls are absent from the regular music.

* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', has a '''cow''' ''[[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2002-08-26 mooing]]'' at the moon.
* Buster in ''Webcomic/BusterWildeWeerwolf'' has [[http://www.furnation.com/BusterWilde/comics/buster027.gif an unhealthy habit]] of howling while sitting at the edge of building rooftops.

* Parodied in the Italian strip ''Lupo Alberto'': set in a WorldOfFunnyAnimals, it has the title character not just howl at the full moon but set up ''recitals'', keeping up the [=McKenzie=] farm the whole night. And while the special effects are fantastic, he can't sing.

* Timber Wolf from ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' does this at least twice in the series. His first ever appearance before the opening credits had a full shot of him howling at the moon before jumping down the cliff.

* In ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}'' "The Honking" were-car Bender howls/honks at the moon.

* On the ''WesternAnimation/PlutoThePup'' cartoons featuring the coyote Ol' Bent Tail and his son, the two are usually introduced howling at the moon. One cartoon ends with Pluto joining them.
* In ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', Dexter gives a dog the ability to speak, revealing that when he howls at the moon, he's actually saying "Mooooon!"
* In a halloween special of ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2017'' series, the mayor transforms into a werewolf and howls at the full moon.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'' a switch from Dally-centered part of plot to Yugo-centered bit is telegraphed by [[{{Hellhound}} Igole]] (chasing after Yugo at the moment) taking an opportunity for a dramatic howl at the full moon.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/The7D'', the moon goes under different color changes, one of them causes Happy to turn into a werewolf and he howls at the moon.

* [[https://youtu.be/kwqbp-y7vos Wolf Films]], the production company of ''Franchise/LawAndOrder'' creator Creator/DickWolf, [[{{Pun}} naturally]] features this. [[https://youtu.be/5AuS01xPrFA The longer, original version]] also featured a owl hooting and [[HowlingToTheNight the rising of the moon.]]

Other creatures are occasionally shown howling at the moon, but wolves and werewolves are by far the most common.

Compare HowlingToTheNight which is when a wolf's howl is used to signify the change from day to night. See also HowlOfSorrow, for when a howl is used emotionally.

* In a spectacular example of research failure, ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' has Silver Fox tells Logan a legend from her people about why ''wolverines'' howl at the moon. Because everyone knows wolverines are just wolves with extra letters.