It's not surprising from the perspective of an "AI actor". But if you call it a "wolf", most people will assume that it will behave at least roughly like a real

It's not surprising from the perspective of an "AI actor". But if you call it a "wolf", most people will assume that it will behave at least roughly like a real-world creature, and the self-preservation instinct is one of the most basic traits of all living beings, so the "AI wolf" not having that is indeed surprising for a layperson.