Many have been debating over the question: is the white wolf and Aniu the same wolf?. Through searching the internet, I came across some helpful and official information.

On the site which I found, it clearly stated that 'Aniu first appeared in Balto, serving to remind him of his wolf heritage after he had fallen down a cliff and given up all hope. She remained nameless and unidentified until Balto II: Wolf Quest, and there remains some dispute as to whether the great white wolf in the first movie was indeed Aniu, although it is generally believed that she is.'

More info was then released that the White Wolf was intented to be Aniu who wanted to guide her son to her grandaughter, Alue, who wanted to find her place in life, which was soon shown to be the new leader of the wolf pack in Balto II.

When people try to explain the similarities and differences, remember that Balto and Balto II had different animators so even if they tried their best they couldn't get Aniu to look the same in both films. Although they do have some similarities.

 Aniu   

  White Wolf

Thanks for reading! I hope I got my point across.

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kepru_chihuahua, June 01, 2007 at 19: 33 Member

hmm makes sense

Aleu_wolfdog, June 01, 2007 at 20: 34 Member

Yes, Aniu and the White Wolf are the same wolf. I think there was an article simliar to this and it turned out that Aniu was meant to be the White Wolf from the first Balto movie, but like you said before, the movies had different animaters so it was really confusing.

Sarabi The Cool, June 01, 2007 at 21: 13 Webranker

Cool article,is all I can say again.

Saphira, June 01, 2007 at 22: 07 Member

It makes sense, that Aniu and the White wolf were the same. I remember that in Wolf Quest, even though Balto had been hearing stuff about Aniu, he said "Aniu your my-" he didn't finish because Aniu nods. Also, Nava says "The White Wolf has come to me in dream vision." So, it all makes sense.

Kaltag is the smartest..., June 02, 2007 at 02: 10 Member

I thought that, but was not sure. It helps!

Aniu Proserpina, June 02, 2007 at 13: 23 Music videos mod

I totally agree with you, Demon: IMO Aniu and the White Wolf of Balto 1 are the same wolf. I found an interesting site about that. http://www.geocities.com/istaswhitewolf/Aniuwhitewolf. html

Dragon Tamer, June 02, 2007 at 19: 29 Webranker

FINALLY a definite answer! Thanks, and great article!

Swiftshadow, June 02, 2007 at 21: 37 Member

I'm with you Dragon Tamer! Great article!

Dark Eyes, June 02, 2007 at 23: 35 Member

i think Aniu and the White wolf are the same wolf.

MOS, June 03, 2007 at 17: 07 Member

Oh yes,They are same.

Drawolf, June 04, 2007 at 15: 49 Member

well, this topic will never die. it is officially confirmed by the sequels animators that they are meant to be the same wolf. even though I'd like them to be 2 different wolves.

I_Love_Aleu, June 04, 2007 at 18: 02 Member

I've heard things of the white wolf being Balto's dad, but you proved them wrong like I have been trying to.

catwhohas14tails, June 04, 2007 at 19: 29 Member

Actually, I'm going with the interview with a person from the original Balto. That person said the white wolf had absolutely no relations with Balto, and they make a heck of a lot more sense than anyone who worked on Balto 2. I don't remember where I saw the interview, I think it was on Fluke's Tribute to Balto.

Theo the Brave, June 05, 2007 at 16: 06 Member

Yes I haven't seen either movies for awhile, but I've watched them enough times to memorize them. I always thought that Aniu was the White Wolf from B1, but like most people I wasn't sure! Again, thankyou!

Drawolf, June 07, 2007 at 11: 57 Member

calm down, Funky dog 63. there are a lot of reasons why people would think they are not the same wolf. for me, when I watch WQ for the 1st time I had NO IDEA that they are meant to be the same wolf. 1st , when Balto tells Aleu that his mother was as white as snow, he acts like he haven't seen her since Boris took him in. if they were meant to be the same wolf. Balto should have said something to the white wolf in B1 at the cliff. like, "mother? Is that you?" or something. but all he did was howl with him/her. ( at that time we didn't know his/her gender, right? ) that's only 1 of my reasons why I think they're not the same. not to mention the different physical look. but it was confirmed by the sequel's animators that they are meant to be the same wolf. although I really REALLY don't like the idea, I accept it.

Aleu45, June 09, 2007 at 23: 45 Member

hmm. that does make alot of sense. very good job identifying this information. I would have never thought of there being a different animator. Great job!

Cobalt, June 11, 2007 at 09: 42 Member

I'm still not convinced they are the same wolf. They have different faces, different ways of fading, different stature, they're just DIFFERENT. The B1 White Wolf is no way related to Balto because if s/he was Balto would of looked excited to see his wolf family, but instead he just looked away thinking it was just a wolf and nothing more. I think the B2 script writers made a mistake by trying to make Anaiyu the White Wolf when they really had no idea what the meaning of this wolf really was, and they just added one and one quickly because the White Wolf was a wolf and Balto's mother was a wolf. I still consider them to be different.... except there is one view nobody seems to agree with me on. Offspring can be born as what is known as albino - red eyes and pale coloring. Anaiyu fits these criteria (wolves do not have naturally red eyes) while the White Wolf, if you look *really* closely, has the trademark yellow and brown eyes, natural of a wolf. Balto described his mother's fur as 'snow white', and an arctic wolf's fur is never exactly white. The White Wolf was correctly slightly darker while Anaiyu's was pure white, something only seen in albinos.

Balto-ME, June 11, 2007 at 20: 10 Member

yes they are the same wolf if you go on a diff website in google they said that they are the same wolf, they just restyled them

collie tracer, June 13, 2007 at 23: 55 Member

I agree with you Demon

Banshee ~ Kid, June 14, 2007 at 23: 35 Webranker

Yes, there the same wolf. But in Balto 2 they couldnt draw the white wolf because there BAD ANIMATORS!!!

Tibb_wolf, June 16, 2007 at 12: 53 Questions mod

http://fl uke.theicecave.org/whitewolf.shtml If you people actually would read that, you would see that Demon was in fact, wrong. Fluke e-mailed someone that worked on the movie itself. He said that the wolf in Balto one is not Balto's mother, but just a wolf to symbolize his wolf side. Case closed.

Kaira the Really Awesome, June 18, 2007 at 16: 57 Member

yay for Tibb. Even though she's aaaalll the way down here, I was just about to say that and I saw it when I scrolled down. XD

kaltag, June 19, 2007 at 17: 01 Member

I've always wondered who Aniu was!!! Nice artical!

Aleu45, June 20, 2007 at 19: 05 Member

good job Tibb! I saw that also. So yeah, good attempt Cobalt, but, Tibbs went to the source and found out the answer to this never ending question. But good article and good job to you too Tibb_wolf.

Demon-BP, June 21, 2007 at 12: 55 Member

Animators released information that the white wolf was Aniu but they only decided this during the making of Balto 2. So originally they weren't going to be the same but they made changes.

pupmagenheimer, June 25, 2007 at 20: 46 Member

You know, the older animator and the new animator probaly had different thoughts on what a wolf should look like. Another promblem was probally that Alue HAD to look like Balto, but also like the wild wolves. They couldn't make Alue really furry. Another thing I noticed is that the wind was blowing hard. Aniu has a lot more fur than Balto, and her fur was going against the wind. So mabey it was blowing up, just like the huskies on Steeles sled team. Anyway, super artical. Very informative. But I do have a question, Why on earth does every artical on this have the same picture of the white wolf and Aniu? I maen really.

Nalal, July 10, 2007 at 08: 41 Member

YES! They are, and it's baltos mother too..haven;t you noticed how he talks about a pure white wolf mother?

wolfinden, July 21, 2007 at 17: 28 Member

No.. I dont think so..

wolfinden, July 21, 2007 at 17: 29 Member

cause.. Look at the eyes.. One of it is black around and the other is white..

Jaypaw, July 24, 2007 at 22: 33 Member

i've always thought that aniu and the white wolf were the same... you just kinda get a feeling that they are. i mean, why else would the white wolf appear in balto one if they weren't related?

graywolf19, July 30, 2007 at 16: 17 Member

i disagree....cuz i mean even though the white wolf is supposed to be spirity it just doesnt seem likely to me that they are the same

Banshee ~ Kid, August 01, 2007 at 03: 13 Webranker

You bet, there the same!

graywolf19, August 02, 2007 at 20: 01 Member

hmm...i never thought about this, i'll be looking into it for everyone! sry everyone...some of my comments sound rude(not on here, other topics)but i guess i think i know so much about this kind of stuff i want u all to know my opinion and wat i think so im gonna post an article soon...

izzy, August 09, 2007 at 19: 11 Member

i do believe they are the same

WingsofReason, August 19, 2007 at 17: 45 Member

I agree that Aniu is indeed the same white wolf from the first Balto movie. Aniu, in the first movie, wanted to help and guide her son, so it would only be reasonable that she would do the same in the second movie whilst he was lost. The difference of the wolves is most likely just the fact that they were made by different animators, who could never in a million years make a complete replica of the same wolf. Artists have different visions in their heads, and it is impossible to simply MAKE an image into reality, it has to be felt.

Aleu23, November 24, 2007 at 14: 28 Member

Hmm....The eyes are da same colour but they don't look da same but I agree dat they r the same wolf.

~*Elana*~, November 28, 2007 at 21: 45 Member

Well I alwas thought before even watching Balto 2 that "The whitewolf/Aniu) was Balto's mother and then when I watched Balto 2 I just knew it had to be the same wolf. So my guess is that yes, they are the same, but of course I don't know

ilena12, March 01, 2008 at 17: 51 Member

we now have the proof, but i will always think they're different. BUT!!! WQ was made a few years after the original, so they might have changed their ideas to make them the "same" charecter. Besides, they couldn't have made a whole background of a white wolf in a film that it only appeared once in. You even say they changed it in the making of Balto 2 so I rest my unchangable case.

wolf quest the white wolf girl, March 27, 2008 at 03: 22 Member

I am a big fan thats the reason I joined well thats the reason most of us joined.well we don't no if every body nos about Balto so speread the news!

Baltos Pack, May 10, 2008 at 03: 20 Member

i think thay were trying to get a reason to keep her and not the others because she got more of the wolfin her see balto is wolf husky jenne is a husky so more husky still yet looks more wolf?"Balto she looks more wolf than you"

Fle Bag, July 22, 2008 at 04: 00 Webranker

I've always believed that the white wolf and Aniu are the same and thats his mother. Where else did they get the idea of Anui? Its the White wolf. The White wolf is a spirit only balto and alue(aparently alue) can see. Aniu is the white wolf. Balto howled in the first movie to the white wolf. The white wolf only appeared to literally tell Balto to remember who you are and not to give up. Aniu and the white wolf are spirits that only balto and alue can see. Because its Balto's mother.

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