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The Iberian wolf pups (Canis lupus signatus) inhabiting the nature and animal park Terra Natura Murcia have broken with the traditional hierarchical management of the herd for the benefit of his mother Tuala.
Nymeria and Gaya have skipped the rules established in the species and try to assert their dominance against this adult female.
In this case, the mother figure has lost weight to finally cede to young puppies.
This temporary change in the behavior of the two pups, who are now 18 months old, is because it had to be bottle fed so they could survive necessarily suffer his mother to mastitis, which prevented him from providing breast milk and feed them so naturally.
This behavior remains until late January, when the mating season ends in the species.
When fed by bottle, puppies do not recognize the female as her mother, and a female identified as any with which they have to compete to become group leaders females.
Both young pups show this attitude only adult female, while male supremacy Bruce seems unquestioned within the herd.
This transformation of the behavior of young females perceived in ways that displace Tuala how your seating and are ahead of her at the time of the meal, a ritual that follows a strict hierarchical order.
In addition, accompanying this behavior with the sample of your teeth and lifting his tail, seen as clear signs of dominance within the species.
The adult female displays submissive and only relates to the two adult males.
Normally, wolves are a couple of adults who assume the role of leaders of the pack in order to control reproduction, feeding and care of children.
After establishing the hierarchy in a wolf pack variations may occur depending on the relationships individuals in the group.
Source: Agencias
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