Utonagan

[Mirkawolf]

Originally Posted by michaelundinaeichhorn

Hello Rona,

wolves ,as other species too,are aggressive animals.
And it is an absolutely essential behaviour to show these forms of aggression I mentioned in my previous comment.Without them it wouldn't be possible to survive,reproduce and form a stable pack.
Michael

I cannot help, but I disagree with this. Wolves are not exactly aggressive animals. They have developed a complex rules of behaviour to prevent fights and aggression in the pack. Those rules are sometimes very complicated, but to the wolves they are perfectly clear. The wolves communicate, show dominance or submission, but for me dominance does not automatically mean aggression.
The main purpose of all the communications expressing rank and relationships within the pack is to keep peace. The wolves in the pack can rarely afford to fight each other, because that would be destructive to the well-being of the pack. Thus, they use gestures and symbolic actions, to PREVENT the aggression.

Mirka