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Wolf packs don't actually have alpha males and alpha females, the idea is based on a misunderstanding
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Bite, fight, affirming the order of rank in the pack, Mackenzie Wolf, Alaskan Tundra Wolf or Canadian Timber Wolf (Canis lupus Stock Photo - Alamy
Myth Vs. Truth auf Twitter: "While seemingly true for captive wolves, wild wolf packs follow no such social order 🐺🌳 In nature, wolves live in family groups with parents as natural "alphas"
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Washington Wildlife Agency Issues Kill Order on Another Endangered Wolf Pack - Center for Biological Diversity
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A modified two-part wolf pack search algorithm for the multiple traveling salesmen problem - ScienceDirect
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