Wolf Pack refers to, a group of wolves that live, feed, and travel as a family group. They perform almost all activities in the company of fellow wolves. Wolves travel and hunt in a group and perform almost all other activities in the company of fellow wolves.
The core of a pack
is a mated pair of wolves - an adult male and
female (called the Alpha Male and Alpha Female) that have bred and produced young. The other members of the pack are their
offspring: young wolves ranging in age from pups to
two and three-year-olds.
Pack sizes vary, most
packs have 6 or 7 members, although some may
include as many as 15 wolves. The size depends on many
variables including the current numbers of the wolf
population, the abundance of food, and social factors
within the wolf pack. Within each pack is an elaborate hierarchy.
Individual wolves in
a pack play different roles in relation to the
others in the group. The parent wolves are the leaders
of the pack - the alpha male and alpha female.
The
alpha male and female are the oldest members
of the pack and the ones with the most experience in
hunting, defending territory, and other important activities.
The other pack members
respect their positions and follow their leadership
in almost all things, The alpha wolves are usually the
ones to make decisions for the pack when the group should
go out to hunt or move from one place to another.
The other Pack members all have positions
in the hierarchy inferior to those of the alpha male
and female. The young adult wolves, who are the grown-up
offspring of the alpha pair, have their own special
roles under the leadership or their parents. Some of
them me able to "boss around," or dominate,
their sisters and brothers because they have established
themselves as superior in some way. This superiority
might be physical-larger size or greater strength -
but it can be based on personality Dominant wolves in
the pack usually have more aggressive and forceful personalities
than their relatives of the same age. The juveniles and pups-wolves
under two years old do not occupy permanent positions
within the pack hierarchy. They all take orders from
their parents and older brothers and sisters, but their
relationships with each other change frequently. During
their play and other activities, they are constantly
testing one mother to find out who will eventually be
"top wolf" in their age group.
This video shows how affectionate they are, not only among themselves but also with human beings (at times).
There is a lot to be learnt from the Wolf Pack as we are all now living and working in groups. We live in a family and we work in a team. Understanding the group dynamics and playing the role well in the team whether at work or in personal lives is extremely important for our day to day living.
T.P.Anand
Dubai, U.A.E.
25th June 2012
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