Wolvestravelingroupsandtheyperformalmostalltheotheractivitiesoftheirlivesinthecompanyoffellowwolves.Thisisoneofthemostimportantfactsthatmodernsciencehavelearnedaboutwolvesandoneofthethingsthatmostcl
Wolvestravelingroupsandtheyperformalmostalltheotheractivitiesoftheirlivesinthecompanyoffellowwolves.Thisisoneofthemostimportantfactsthatmodernsciencehavelearnedaboutwolvesandoneofthethingsthatmostclearlyexplaintheirwayoflife.
Thepackisusuallyafamilygroup.Itismadeupofanimalsrelatedtoeachotherbyblood.Thecentreofapackisapairofwolves----anadultmaleandfemalethathaveproducedyoung.Theothermembersofthepackaretheiroffspring(后代):youngwolvesranginginagefrompupstotwo-andthree-year-olds.Mostpackshave6or7membersalthoughsomemayincludeasmanyas15wolves.
Relationshipsamongcreaturesthatliveclosetogetheringroupsareoftenverycomplexandthisistrueofthetiesthatconnectthemembersofawolfpack.Scientificstudiesofcaptive(被捕获的)wolvesandwolfpacksinthewildhaveshownthatmanycomplexrulesofbehaviorseemtogovernthewaythattheanimalsrelatetoeachother.
Whenwolfpupsarebornintoapackoneofthemostimportantthingstheymustlearnisthe“language”ofthegroupthemethodbywhichpackmemberskeepintouchwitheachothersharinginformationandcommunicatingtheirfeelings.Scientistshavediscoveredthatwolveshaveaverycomplexsystemofcommunication.
Themostfamouswolfsoundisofcoursethehowlanditisaveryimportantpartofwolflanguage.
Whenpeoplethinkabouthowlingtheyusuallyimagineasadlonelysoundmadebyawolfsittingallaloneonahilltopinthemoonlight.Howeverthispictureinmosthumanbeings’mindisnotcompletelytrue.Wolveshowlatanytimenotjustatnightandtheyoftenhowltogethernotalone.
Grouporchorushowlingisanothermeansbywhichthemembersofawolfreaffirm(重申)theirtieswitheachotherandtheirclosenessasagroup.Onewolf----oftenthemaleleader----willpointitsnoseattheskyopenitsmouthandstarttohowl.Immediatelytheothermembersofthepackrushtostandbesidehimshouldertoshoulderandjointheirvoicestohis.Eachwolfhowlsonitsownnotesothatabigchorusofslightlydifferentsoundsisproduced.
Chorushowlingoftentakesplacebeforeawolfpackgoesouttohunt.Attheendofasuccessfulhuntthepackmayalsocelebratewithagrouphowl.Whilewolvesareonthetrackofprey