Contrary to popular thinking, research studies of wolves in their natural habitat demonstrate that wolves are not dominated by an Alpha Wolf that is the most aggressive male, or male-female pairing, of the pack. Rather, they have found that wolf packs are very similar to how human families are organized, and there is little aggression or fights for dominance. Wolves, whether it be the parents or the cubs of a pack, depend on each other to survive in the wild; consequently wolves that engage in aggressive behaviors toward each other would inhibit the packs ability to survive and flourish. While social hierarchies do exist (just as they do among human families) they are not related to aggression in the way it is commonly portrayed (incorrectly) in popular culture. source: apdt/petowners/choose/dominance.aspx
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 17:38:28 +0000
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