WolfQuest

river6 wrote:That's because wolf packs are generally family, whereas domestic dogs are normally not family.

In fact, that's what's cool about wolves, they stick together as a family generally, the mom and dad, then the children, older siblings, cousins, aunts & uncles even, maybe even grandparents!

CakeWolfy wrote:

river6 wrote:That's because wolf packs are generally family, whereas domestic dogs are normally not family.

In fact, that's what's cool about wolves, they stick together as a family generally, the mom and dad, then the children, older siblings, cousins, aunts & uncles even, maybe even grandparents!

Wolf packs generally consist of a breeding pair and their offspring, and typically not so much the "extended family;" packs also have a tendency to fracture if a member of the breeding pair dies. Or, the remaining breeding animal will find a new mate (which rules out the "mates for life" misconception). Young wolves disperse when they reach maturity, and sometimes even earlier than that, which helps prevent inbreeding.

Koa wrote:

CakeWolfy wrote:

river6 wrote:That's because wolf packs are generally family, whereas domestic dogs are normally not family.

In fact, that's what's cool about wolves, they stick together as a family generally, the mom and dad, then the children, older siblings, cousins, aunts & uncles even, maybe even grandparents!

Wolf packs generally consist of a breeding pair and their offspring, and typically not so much the "extended family;" packs also have a tendency to fracture if a member of the breeding pair dies. Or, the remaining breeding animal will find a new mate (which rules out the "mates for life" misconception). Young wolves disperse when they reach maturity, and sometimes even earlier than that, which helps prevent inbreeding.

Well, yeah, I was getting ahead of myself there XD

When all's said and done, the social structure of wolves is identical to that of other Canis. Wolves, coyotes and jackals all live in family groups dominated by the parents, the only real differences are the degree with which they stay together. Wolves for example stick together more than coyotes and jackals do, but are anti-social when compared to African wild dogs and dholes.

lilly_flower wrote:It's interesting to see how wolfish instinct still prevails in dogdom. Like a hierarchy (my dogs show it. The little tiny one is boss). I know that it's been debunked, but I can still see it--Little Tiny is always the one hogging the scraps.

Yep, I find this two. Even though they've had pretty much every trace possible of wolf taken out of them (it impossible to get it fully done) they still have the instincts. If you have even a pair of dogs then their is always one who is leader of the pair but the owner is always what we call "Alpha".

It looks like my inner wolf has truly been awoken now, haha. Seriously though, wolves are probably one of my favorite creatures. Their intelligence, beauty, and social behavior intrigues and amazes me.
I have been known to get into full-blown arguements with people about how great wolves are. Some people actually think wolves are just a terrible, cruel, vicious, and evil species. It truly saddens me to think that some people can't see the beauty of nature. Wolves are only feared because of ourselves. JUST LET THE ANIMAL LIVE, PEOPLE!
In conclusion, I would like to say that wolves are a beautiful part of nature. I believe they should be protected and should not be feared. They are very territorial creatures, like humans, and shouldn't be blamed for fighting back. I just think it's about time we started fighting back with them.

P.S. Sorry if anyone is offended, or something. I'm very opinionated.

ChiMai00 wrote:It looks like my inner wolf has truly been awoken now, haha. Seriously though, wolves are probably one of my favorite creatures. Their intelligence, beauty, and social behavior intrigues and amazes me.
I have been known to get into full-blown arguements with people about how great wolves are. Some people actually think wolves are just a terrible, cruel, vicious, and evil species. It truly saddens me to think that some people can't see the beauty of nature. Wolves are only feared because of ourselves. JUST LET THE ANIMAL LIVE, PEOPLE!
In conclusion, I would like to say that wolves are a beautiful part of nature. I believe they should be protected and should not be feared. They are very territorial creatures, like humans, and shouldn't be blamed for fighting back. I just think it's about time we started fighting back with them.

P.S. Sorry if anyone is offended, or something. I'm very opinionated.

I think the opinion about wolves is actually changing; there are many people who share similar thoughts and feelings about wolves being "misunderstood." The attention,"fighting back" and "protection" is somewhat excessive and, for certain wolves, unwarranted. Do not forget to acknowledge wolves as predators. They are and will act as such.

CakeWolfy wrote:Yeah, that would definitely make life easier. Another wolf topic I find interesting, is their hierarchy. I was quite surprised that wolf packs really are just one big family, whereas dogs (their domestic counterpart) live in packs with Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas, Subordinates, and Omegas, it's quite interesting that domestic animals have a stricter hierarchy but wild ones don't.

Very interesting.

JazzieAngel wrote: Very interesting.

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CakeWolfy wrote:Yeah, that would definitely make life easier. Another wolf topic I find interesting, is their hierarchy. I was quite surprised that wolf packs really are just one big family, whereas dogs (their domestic counterpart) live in packs with Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas, Subordinates, and Omegas, it's quite interesting that domestic animals have a stricter hierarchy but wild ones don't.

This is quite true, domestic dogs do seem to have stricter hierarchy's than that of the wolf. As wolves are just a breeding pair and offspring with maybe a few non-related ones and Domestic Dogs are generally not related to each other.