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One of Bella's friends in Eclipse, and throughout the entire series, is a native american named Jacob. Jacob has an unusual power. He can turn into a wolf whenever he wants to. Most of the wolves that are dangerous to vampires are werewolves. The difference between what Jacob and the rest of his tribe are and what a real werewolf is that a werewolf cannot choose when he wants to turn into a werewolf. He has to be exposed to a full moon and has no control over what he does while he is a werewolf. The fact that Jacob and the rest of his tribe can turn into wolves is, according to the Volturi, just coincidence. The Volturi regard the tribe more as shapeshifters rather than werewolves due to the key fact that the can consciously choose when they want to become the animal they can transform into. Another difference between Jacob and his tribe is that one of the girls in his tribe is able to transform into a wolf. Not something you see everyday and it would be very awkward being the only female shapeshifter in your new group of friends. Jacob is a good friend of Bella's and got to know her right after she moved to Washington. Although he and Edward do not get along very well, they do cooperate very well and work together to make Bella happy.