Oh, that turned my head around. I initially thought it was about protecting the elders and the sick. I guess survival of the fittest is always in play. Yet, the notion of the elders and the sick being sacrificed for the good of the pack would only hold true if attacks came from directly ahead, no? We know they can come from any location, even directly behind. So maybe, just maybe, part of the wolves’ objective is to protect everyone they can. I’m sure there are workings in nature so complex that perhaps we, in our 21st century lives, busy and insulated, might not be fully aware of. I am not done studying this wolf strategy. So very interesting.
I was taught ( not saying it’s right) but
If you ain’t first , yer last
I would think it’s wise they are out front
They won’t get left behind
They know the way , and many threats etc through experience
And protected by the entire pack
And if one were to fail or fall by the side
The entire pack will know
I guess there’s many ways to look at the possibilities of why
Yeah, and likely there’s no one method and each incident has its own set of circumstances, with details known only to the wolves. Agreements, and strategies, and plan B’s. Who knows? But I hope they always survive, beautiful and mysterious as they are.
Wow, profound!! Thank you, Mark!!
WOLF WISDOM!!!!
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October 5, 2018
Just the opposite; Unless Your’re the Lead Dog
The Scenery Never Changes.
“Wolves have excellent peripheral vision and their eyes are optimized to detect motion.”
Source:
http://www.runningwiththewolves.org/anatomy.htm
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October 5, 2018
A fantastic Link/website
Interpretation, Unless the lead dog, always looking up somebody’s ass.
Good post….
What isn’t being said here is that the old and sick will be the first to die in an attack, the natural order of things nobody likes to talk about.
Oh, that turned my head around. I initially thought it was about protecting the elders and the sick. I guess survival of the fittest is always in play. Yet, the notion of the elders and the sick being sacrificed for the good of the pack would only hold true if attacks came from directly ahead, no? We know they can come from any location, even directly behind. So maybe, just maybe, part of the wolves’ objective is to protect everyone they can. I’m sure there are workings in nature so complex that perhaps we, in our 21st century lives, busy and insulated, might not be fully aware of. I am not done studying this wolf strategy. So very interesting.
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Your right Galen
I meant for this wolf pack, they put the sick out front for reasons other than you might think.
Yep, us humans protect our elders in a more meaningful way. I would have died for my parents or grandparents.
Sorry, my bad…
I should have been a little more descriptive.
No problem. All perspectives worth considering. It got me thinking, analyzing.
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Those wolves want to eat, the sick are used as bait. The ugly wolf truth , they’re going to use every wolf trick in the book.
Oh no!! Another perspective I didn’t consider. What are you, a Wolf-Man?
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In my past life I howled at the moon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNYuapTR90U
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Wisdom should always lead
The protectors of that wisdom is right behind them learning for their day up front
Are you saying leading must always be from up front?
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I was taught ( not saying it’s right) but
If you ain’t first , yer last
I would think it’s wise they are out front
They won’t get left behind
They know the way , and many threats etc through experience
And protected by the entire pack
And if one were to fail or fall by the side
The entire pack will know
I guess there’s many ways to look at the possibilities of why
So much to learn from nature..
Yeah, and likely there’s no one method and each incident has its own set of circumstances, with details known only to the wolves. Agreements, and strategies, and plan B’s. Who knows? But I hope they always survive, beautiful and mysterious as they are.
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