"Alpha" Wolf?

Dr. L. David Mech talks about the terms "alpha" and "beta" wolves and why they are no longer scientifically accurate.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• wolf
• wolves
• alpha
• beta
• David
• Mech
• biology
• pack
• wolfquest

[weykooey]

you're forgiven Doc,

I know you've forgotten more than most of us will ever know.

It cracks me up to read some of these posts here :))))

idiots who don't read or know anything.

Dr. Mech , regardless is one of or "The" most experienced biologists on the planet where Wolves are concerned.

[BluOceanBubbles]

@Hawaiianstile Just because YOU never heard of it, it doesn't mean that it is false, does it? Why does your perception of things have to be right? Your facts are based on captive wolf packs, which are a group of unrelated wolves. In the wild wolves are family groups, end of.

[AlexeykaTKD]

Russian please!!!!!

Здарова, у кого-нибудь есть перевод того, шо он сказал, а??

[Canislupess]

@adzug The photo was taken in the Peak District UK. The UK has a number of similar places such as the Welsh Mountains, Lake District and the Scottish Highlands.

[adzug]

@Canislupess where is it you live? i was wondering because the pic from your profile is amazing. just what country im not a stalker. it just looks like beautiful country. then to have good dogs to go treking with seems like heaven.

[Canislupess]

@adzug Remember that even sustaining a slight injury can easily mean the death of a wild animal like a wolf that needs to be in top form. Packs need all members to help hunt...they can't really afford for any of them to be getting injured...this is why wolves instinctively avoid conflict wherever possible. It is simply too dangerous.

[Canislupess]

@adzug If wolves do come into conflict on occasion, it's not common...and it's not really got anything to do with 'Alpha'. Fact is, wolves don't fight their way up some hierarchy in a pack...this is what this video is about...not what conflict wolves from different packs might get into on the rare occasion which will still have no bearing on the social structure in each anyway.

[Canislupess]

@adzug I'm not sure what point you're making....lone wolves will avoid packs like the plague...because they would probably be killed by one if they bumped into it. Packs avoid each other like the plague. Jim Brandenburg set himself up where three territories overlapped thinking he would see loads of wolves. He saw none. He learned that the wolves ALL avoided this area. Getting into conflict wasn't worth it.

[adzug]

@Canislupess you seem to have done a great job with your dogs. thats great really

[adzug]

@Canislupess this was due to a failed crop of available berries in the fall. hunters that had been there before described watching bears wait on them to clean a carcass so they could have the gut pile. outside forces caused them to attack humans where they previously wouldnt. so im saying dominance and aggression are just part of a system. im sure this is stronger in some animals more than others. am i missing something?cheers

[adzug]

@Canislupess thats what i meant though , when they mature they move on to start their own pack. inbreeding will weaken the genetic makeup and when they do they might look for a lone wolf and want to avoid confrontation that can lead to injury or death but the point is abundance or lack of. populations of animals and food are dynamic. theres a natural economy going on and thru lack of access confrontation becomes inevitable. for exp there were a rash of bear attacks on an island

[Canislupess]

@adzug Thanks for the channel post btw:)