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The Wolf of Carpates
 

The wolf, hero of innumerable Rumanian legends caused since night of times a fear and a fascination. wolf is one of the most intelligent mammals.

It have a repertory of signals of very rich communication: howl, thunders, japed, groans or barks.

social structure of the pack is strictly defined and organized.
wolf is not a recluse, it is a social animal, and the presence of its similar is essential for him. wolves live in pack from 3 to 15 individuals, all parents between them.

Each one occupy a quite precise place in a hierarchy to respect. According to various estimates, the territory of a pack extends on one surface going from 280 to 720 km2.

It is delimited by reference marks which are odorous marks that it couples dominating leaves that and there thanks to a gland located under tail.
Sometimes, a pack accepts that "foreign" wolves to pass on are territory.

But, in general, those prefer to avoid all confrontation while remaining out of the unfavorable territory.
life within the pack is hard and the competition is severe. They beat to gain and preserve one place, to fight for food, to fight for the females.

more extremely the first eats, divides the life of a female and can hope a descent.
Around him the pack is organized of which it subjected each member, around he last the pack as long as it will subject each member.

Natural forests of the arc carpatic, difficult to reach, represent a vast refuge for the wolves of Europe


 

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