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By Nathan Lyle | Published March 6, 2020Comments are closed.
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Little Red Riding Hood had it wrong – wolves are devoted fathers![]()
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Big bad wolf.![]()
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Well, maybe not.![]()
New research suggests that wolves are devoted – surprisingly peaceable – fathers.![]()
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Early studies of wolf packs were more like a report on the social dynamics in prisons than what actually happens in the wild.![]()
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All the wolves in the pack defer to the breeding male and the breeding female. The youngest pups generally defer to their older siblings. However, the breeding males and females make sure that the youngest pups feed first at a kill – keeping the rowdy teenagers in line with a snarl here or there.![]()
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The packs virtually never end up battling for dominance. That might happen in a captive situation – with wolves from different backgrounds thrown together. But virtually never happens in the wild, according to the studies.
Wolf Tracks: Identification Guide for Snow, Mud, and More![]()
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Wolf Tracks: Identification Guide for Snow, Mud, and More
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