The Year of the Wolf

I don't get it, why all of the sudden is everyone and their grandpa naming their bands things involving wolves? Are they the new hip power animal or something? I can't say I am a huge fan of any of the bands that are so wolf-centric these days, but it's just kinda weird to me how within the past year I've come across so many new bands with wolf monikers.

Come on, kids, can't you be more original than that?

Some fine examples:

Wolfmother - "Woman" (link mercilessly stolen from here)
We Are Wolves - "Little Birds"
Fox 'n' Wolf - "Youth Alcoholic"
Sea Wolf - "Black Dirt"
Peter & the Wolf - "Safe Travels"
Wolf Parade - "You Are a Runner"