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mattdoggy (09/01/2015) [-] Rewatching this and seeing the first wolf with their teeth being shown, ears back, and the hair standing up on the back of their neck i'd say that the issue is with the persons gender. Wolves either will be dominant, submissive, or equals with humans. When you get down and make yourself small never try it though, this is also a sign of i'm stupid please eat me in the animal kingdom you are showing you are non threatening and willing to cooperate. The smelling is them investigating his scent which the wolf will remember. I'm guessing the bigger one that did the first smelling is the pack leader and the other two are smaller followers. They follow the leaders defensive posture but immediately perk up and wag their tails when the alpha is gone. Wolf males are less threatened by females and he's likely placing his scent onto her and letting her know she's part of the pack. Sometimes they will rub on you, lick you, or pee on you to scent mark you.
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Dember (09/02/2015) [-] The wolf is showing its teeth to the other wolf in its face, not to the human - it's a dominant gesture to let a lower-ranking pack member to mind their manners.
You see it a LOT in any human - to - (captive-born) wolf interaction; much of the time there will be some growling and bared teeth, and if you pay close attention, it's always aimed at the other wolf or wolves, not the person.
It may even progress to muzzle-grabbing or pinning the other to the ground -- they have something new and interesting in their midst (wolves find anything new to be at least a little intimidating, but also irresistible) and that can make them forget to be respectful of their superiors; which sometimes calls for a reminder of who's in charge.
In this instance, notice how the other wolf (from what little you can see of it) has its ears back and head lowered to assure mr (or miss) snarly that he or she doesn't mean any disrespect.
You see it a LOT in any human - to - (captive-born) wolf interaction; much of the time there will be some growling and bared teeth, and if you pay close attention, it's always aimed at the other wolf or wolves, not the person.
It may even progress to muzzle-grabbing or pinning the other to the ground -- they have something new and interesting in their midst (wolves find anything new to be at least a little intimidating, but also irresistible) and that can make them forget to be respectful of their superiors; which sometimes calls for a reminder of who's in charge.
In this instance, notice how the other wolf (from what little you can see of it) has its ears back and head lowered to assure mr (or miss) snarly that he or she doesn't mean any disrespect.
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wellimnotsure (09/02/2015) [-] The whole alpha wolf mentality was proven to be false a few years ago theres a really good documentary on it, though I can't remember the name. Wolves, like all animals are not the same across individuals, while some wolf packs do have a hierarchy based on the alpha theory, many do not.
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lapsushominum ONLINE (09/02/2015) [-] io9.com/why-everything-you-know-about-wolf-packs-is-wrong-502754629?utm_expid=66866090-48.Ej9760cOTJCPS_Bq4mjoww.0
Related article. Turns out that the study that came up with the oversimplified "alpha" theory was done on captives wolves so they behaved odd, whereas wild wolf packs have leaders in that the leaders are usually parents and so have respect associated with being a parent, it's a really good example of animal social behavior being more complex than we assumed.
Related article. Turns out that the study that came up with the oversimplified "alpha" theory was done on captives wolves so they behaved odd, whereas wild wolf packs have leaders in that the leaders are usually parents and so have respect associated with being a parent, it's a really good example of animal social behavior being more complex than we assumed.
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egosumproxi ONLINE (09/01/2015) [-] Or it has nothing to do with gender and they just know her already, and she is introducing the guy to the pack. That seems more likely to me.
