>>509713It's probably a mix of cat = girl, dog = boy logic and wolves being the cooler, edgier version of that; normie fixation on the beauty and majesty of wolves or whatever; misunderstanding and idolisation of the 'lone wolf' as cool and independent; they don't actually have any interest in the animal itself, only what it stands for symbolically; and they're just generally unfamiliar with the animal and so can't comprehend the differences between sexes (physical or behavioural) so they just make shit up that appeals to them. Never underestimate how unobservant of other animals people can be– I know people who refer to
roosters as female and needed the rather blatant differences pointed out and explained.
tl;dr they like the aesthetic and motif of animals like wolves, likely linking them to masculinity, but don't actually care to know anything about them beyond popculture depictions and prefer to insert headcanons that appeal to them over learning facts.