Prolonged Intensive Dominance Behavior Between Gray Wolves, Canis lupus
Dominance is one of the most pervasive and important behaviors among wolves in a pack, yet its significance in free-ranging packs has been little studied. Insights into a behavior can often be gained by examining unusual examples of it. In the High Arctic near Eureka, Nunavut, Canada, we videotaped...
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ftjcfn:oai:canadianfieldnaturalist.ca:article/1076 2023-05-15T14:53:56+02:00 Prolonged Intensive Dominance Behavior Between Gray Wolves, Canis lupus Mech, L. David Cluff, H. Dean 2010-07-01 application/pdf https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1076 https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v124i3.1076 eng eng The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1076/1080 https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/1076 doi:10.22621/cfn.v124i3.1076 The Canadian Field-Naturalist; Vol. 124 No. 3 (2010); 215-218 0008-3550 Gray Wolf Canis lupus behavior dispersal dominance behavior harassment parent-offspring conflict Arctic Nunavut Canada behaviour info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2010 ftjcfn https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v124i3.1076 2021-09-02T18:54:16Z Dominance is one of the most pervasive and important behaviors among wolves in a pack, yet its significance in free-ranging packs has been little studied. Insights into a behavior can often be gained by examining unusual examples of it. In the High Arctic near Eureka, Nunavut, Canada, we videotaped and described an unusually prolonged and intensive behavioral bout between an adult male Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) and a male member of his pack, thought to be a maturing son. With tail raised, the adult approached a male pack mate about 50 m from us and pinned and straddled this packmate repeatedly over 6.5 minutes, longer than we had ever seen in over 50 years of studying wolves. We interpreted this behavior as an extreme example of an adult wolf harassing a maturing offspring, perhaps in prelude to the offspring's dispersal. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Canis lupus Eureka gray wolf Nunavut The Canadian Field-Naturalist (E-Journal) Arctic Canada Eureka ENVELOPE(-85.940,-85.940,79.990,79.990) Nunavut The Canadian Field-Naturalist 124 3 215 |
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Dominance is one of the most pervasive and important behaviors among wolves in a pack, yet its significance in free-ranging packs has been little studied. Insights into a behavior can often be gained by examining unusual examples of it. In the High Arctic near Eureka, Nunavut, Canada, we videotaped and described an unusually prolonged and intensive behavioral bout between an adult male Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) and a male member of his pack, thought to be a maturing son. With tail raised, the adult approached a male pack mate about 50 m from us and pinned and straddled this packmate repeatedly over 6.5 minutes, longer than we had ever seen in over 50 years of studying wolves. We interpreted this behavior as an extreme example of an adult wolf harassing a maturing offspring, perhaps in prelude to the offspring's dispersal. |
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Prolonged Intensive Dominance Behavior Between Gray Wolves, Canis lupus |
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Prolonged Intensive Dominance Behavior Between Gray Wolves, Canis lupus |
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Prolonged Intensive Dominance Behavior Between Gray Wolves, Canis lupus |
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Prolonged Intensive Dominance Behavior Between Gray Wolves, Canis lupus |
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Prolonged Intensive Dominance Behavior Between Gray Wolves, Canis lupus |
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