… That the first 3 wolves in a pack (when traveling) are the old or sick, as they give the pace to the entire pack. If it was the other way round, they would be left behind, losing contact with the pack. In case of an ambush, though, they would be sacrificed.
Then come 5 strong ones, the front line. In the center are the rest of the pack members, then the 5 strongest following. Last is alone. It’s the Alpha. He controls everything from the rear. In that position he can see everything, decide the direction. He sees all of the pack.
The pack moves according to the elders pace and help each other. They watch each other.

Source: Graywolfstory.com
That is again something I did not know. What an amazing social organization!
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Amazing is the right word for it.
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☺☺ Merry Christmas, Sandra ☺☺
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Merry Christmas to you too 🎄🎄🎄😘
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This is completely fabricated. It is a wonderful story and would be great as a message to humans, but totally false.
http://www.snopes.com/wolf-pack-photo/
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Oh what a shame. But thanks for sharing the link! Learned something…
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Oh, thank you! I just read it! Thanks for sharing that!!! Yes, would be a great message for humans to live by!!!
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How fascinating. I knew wolves had a very structured pack, but not to this extent. I wonder if their reasons for having the old and sick at the front are compassion, or thoughtfulness, or some other reason. It’s obviosly not because they don’t want slowing down. Definitely something to ponder on.
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It might be a mix of all of it…
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Yes, that’s true.
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Just like our armies and in chess- the king leads from behind.
Susie
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yep
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This is part of why wolves are my favorite animal. I even have one tattooed on my leg 🙂
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Aha!
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I’m fascinated by this information. Even more by what made you want to know it. 🙂 It’s nice to know they don’t shove the old ones into nursing homes when they can’t keep up. We could learn a few things.
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True…
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That is very interesting!! I have to admit I like these “did you know” posts quite a bit.
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Glad you do! I try to come up with think people might find interesting… and me too.
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This must be why my family always walks behind me: in case there’s an ambush.
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So you would rip them in pieces or you would be ripped in pieces?
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I didn’t know this, but it is a brilliant way of running the pack! 🙂
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Yes, it is. Merry Christmas xoxo
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Interesting information!
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What can we learn from these beautiful creatures. Like geese who constantly honk to encourage each other, and continually change the front position so as to share the most difficult position to fly. They will also descend and wait when one is ill or injured, before heading off again to their destination… Btw my favorite movie is Dances with Wolves … Shumani tatanka obwachi …
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Yes, the geese! They are amazing too! And I do love Dances with Wolves as well!
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When geese are flying in vee formation one line will always be longer than the other. Do you know why?
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Not yet, but I’m sure I’ll find out now?
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The longer of the lines has more geese in it.
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😂😂😂😂😂
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Wolves take care of their own. It’s interesting that three are willing to die to protect the rest of the pack.
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Yes, I found that too. Maybe it’s because they feel that their life is coming to an end anyway? Not sure… Maybe it’s just because it’s their role.
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We could learn a lot from nature if we truly paid attention.
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For sure…
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This is a wonderful idea, but completely fabricated unfortunately. Good message for humans, but not even remotely true for wolves. http://www.snopes.com/wolf-pack-photo/
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