Fang Ye watched the situation for a while, then lowered his voice and said, "See the wolf standing on the rocks? That wolf is Mizzle, and the one below is Charcoal, Mizzle's husband."
"Mizzle, that na sounds so feminine. Is it a female wolf?"
Director, can a female wolf beco an alpha? Mizzle doesn't look as strong as the black wolf below. Why is she standing above?"
"The leaders of the wolves are usually a wolf couple, and of course, a female can be an alpha. It's not about physical size—personality and intelligence, social skills, experience, and so forth are much more important!
For example, when encountering danger in the wild, it's necessary to rely on the leader's wisdom to make decisions. Putting a strong but brainless fool in charge would lead the whole pack into a pit."
"Hahaha! Makes sense."
Fang Ye continued explaining, "The new wolves haven't left because they're being watched by Mizzle, but also because the region outside emits the scent of Charcoal and Mizzle! This sll sends a ssage, 'The masters here are Charcoal and Mizzle!'
Wolves mark their territory by urinating, defecating, and rubbing the ground to leave scent marks. These scent markings are spaced about 240 ters apart across their entire territory and typically last for 2–3 weeks. The marks are usually made on rocks, trees, or the bones of large animals.
In the wild, if the scent markings and howling don't stop strange wolf packs from entering their territory, a fierce battle will ensue.
Mizzle has a relatively strong sense of territory; look how she's constantly staring at those wolves as a warning. But she also doesn't dare to act rashly because she and Charcoal are only two wolves and are disadvantaged in number; they would be at a loss in a fight."
The new wolves won't stay still just because of the scent. The new environnt is also very attractive to them. It's just a matter of whether they will choose to join Charcoal and Mizzle, provoke them, or simply walk away without interaction?"
Upon hearing this, netizens beca a bit anxious, watching the standoff between the wolf packs intently.
At that mont, the physically weakest Doudou gathered his courage and took the lead!
He trotted a few steps like a dragonfly skimming the water, moving to the open grassland ahead, and instantly, the focus of both groups of wolves shifted to him.
Once Doudou realized he was the subject of Charcoal's and Mizzle's gaze, his pace imdiately slowed. He hung his head low, not daring to et their eyes, with small, slow steps. His tail tightly tucked between his hind legs, he passed by as if a eunuch tiptoeing to deliver a vegetarian al to the emperor while holding back a bowel movent.
"Wow, wolves really do tuck their tails, this is my first ti seeing it!"
"That must be a sign of submission, right?"
"Didn't expect Doudou to have such courage."
"Originally a punching bag, now he's in a new environnt, perfect for joining a new boss!"
Fang Ye, looking on with interest, said, "For wolves, wagging the tail is a gesture of friendliness, while tucking the tail indicates nervousness, alarm, fear, or intimidation!
Do you know why wolves tuck their tails? It's not that the action shows cowardice, but it prevents the scent from their anal glands from spreading.
For wolves with their acute sense of sll, scent is even more indicative of identity than appearance; tucking the tail is like how humans might avoid showing their faces when they feel inferior.
If a tail is held high, it might be to show dominance to lower-ranking wolves in the pack, or in the face of external threats, the tail is raised so that the opponent can sll their scent."
In the wild, having the tail up too high might attract the attention of enemies or prey, so usually, the tail hangs down.
When happy, the tail might slightly lift and wag from side to side.
In a situation like this, with Doudou tightly tucking his tail and lowering his head, it's a very clear signal of submission!"
Charcoal blinked his round eyes, his tail wagging gently, ready to welco the new mber. However, Mizzle, irritated by Charcoal's naivety, shot him a glare, and Charcoal imdiately behaved himself.
Mizzle then bared her teeth, showing a ferocious appearance, and stared down Doudou as she slowly approached.
"Wow, it's true; Mizzle's tail is really held high!"
"I can actually understand 'wolf language' now."
When Doudou was about five ters away, Mizzle took a deep breath into her chest and suddenly pounced out from the rock!
"You've got so nerve, kid. Do you know who's in charge of this territory?"
With a single swipe, she knocked Doudou down onto the grass. It was hard to tell how much of it was an act, but Doudou, cowering with a woeful expression and belly exposed, whimpered softly, as if pleading, "Sis, don't hit , I give in! I give in!"
Mizzle showed no rcy and bit Doudou a few tis, after which Doudou got up and ran away with his tail between his legs.
When Mizzle stopped chasing and turned around, Doudou imdiately followed her again, keeping a distance of a few ters behind her.
After this behavior repeated several tis, Mizzle tacitly allowed him to follow but did not permit him to co too close, staying about three ters away; any closer and she would attack.
Charcoal went up to interact with Doudou, and this ti Mizzle did not intervene.
Charcoal was relatively friendly; he sniffed Doudou's scent without bullying him, and Doudou quickly made a submissive gesture by licking the corners of Charcoal's mouth as if to flatter, appearing to say, "Boss, having a smoke!"
Of course, wolves don't offer cigarettes, but the appeasing gesture was no different from that of humans.
Charcoal licked Doudou appreciatively then went back to Mizzle's side.
Now, Doudou seed to have secured his place, respectfully laying in the grass on the periphery.
The netizens who witnessed how wolves communicate and form packs felt as though their eyes had been opened!
"Hey, even wolves can butter soone up," soone remarked.
"I thought Mizzle's fierce deanor ant Doudou was going to be bitten to death just now, it gave quite a scare but turned out to be all bark and no bite."
"That was just a formal warning. He was already showing such submissiveness; obviously, he wanted to join the pack, not fight to the death."
"Does this an Doudou has been accepted into the pack now?"
Fang Ye chuckled, "Actually, he's not really part of the pack yet! Joining the pack is a lengthy process. A newcor has to go through weeks of probing and attacks to test whether they can be trusted."
After Doudou was temporarily accepted, the other wolves made their decisions as well. La Leg, being a loner, was the first to leave. Two other young wolves followed suit and slipped away.
The young female wolf who had once tried to seduce Charcoal, because of her grayish-white fur, was nad Little Cabbage and stayed behind, probably feeling that the burly and strong Charcoal provided a greater sense of security!
Mizzle didn't seem too pleased with Little Cabbage, squinting and watching her for a bit. However, Little Cabbage didn't make an overt move, keeping her tail tucked and head bowed, maintaining distance and not casting flirtatious glances at Charcoal, behaving impeccably like a well-mannered lady, which made it hard for Mizzle to act out.
A wolf that is too brutal cannot lead the pack!
Charcoal, having learned from past lessons, also wisely stayed away.
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