Scientist: people do not know much about wolves – PiterBurger.ru

More than half a century of his life to the study of behavior and life of wolves in the wild Dr. David Sword. With a degree in zoology, Sword also an employee of the Geological Survey of the United States of America. Scientists have collected in my life a lot of information about wolves and can say with confidence that a lot of people, considering the wolf is very dangerous, are too biased towards “orderlies forests».

Canis Lupus (lat.) – namely so-called wolf scientists in different nations of the world is perceived in a different guise. So, for example, in Norse mythology and Odinism is a myth that one-eyed traveler with a crutch, and whom he was one, wandering the world, is always accompanied by a pair of wolves – Gerry and Freki – who loved to feast with the supreme god in homes where sometimes asking for their lodging host. Therefore, in the Scandinavian countries and to the wolves now considered “messengers of God».

Unfortunately, due to the settlement of the people in the wilderness, which were previously populated by these graceful predators past

often used to go to visit a man , plundering economy. But it happens very rarely. In a similar way to the lone wolf, to drive out from the pack alpha male. Wolves are often hungry and can even attack desperate person. For population health and wolves in areas of human settlement monitor zoologists, so these meetings are reduced to almost zero.

The most common wolves, even with a large flock (6-7 individuals) prefer to hunt weakened or injured animals. Therefore, people seem to have too strong and agile prey, which often turns into a hunter. The latter fact is proved by the rapidly declining populations of this animal, which, incidentally, is a direct descendant of the domesticated dog. Therefore, do not get me wrong, but “the wolf, at least – fellow man».