The Complete Works of Wolf Road

Chapter 10 The spirit of the strong, master yourself (3)
The guide looked at all the people, and spoke again with great firmness: Is there any more?Throw it away without leaving anything, don't feel bad.According to the guide's request, all the meat on the car, including a little dried deer seeds that I was particularly reluctant to part with, and a dozen packs of biscuits were all thrown off the car. The 8 wolves chewed again, and sniffed tentatively after eating the meat. He sniffed the dozen or so packets of biscuits, but didn't touch it.

At this time, Watson clearly saw that the stomachs of the eight big wolves had become round, and their gazes began to become docile. They no longer sat side by side. One of the wolves circled the car twice and then ran towards the front of the car. , the remaining 8 wolves did not move.

After a while, the wolf ran back and headed towards the pine forest with the seven wolves.Everyone was finally relieved, and the driver also got down from the cab and took a deep breath towards everyone, saying, "It's so dangerous!"

They started pushing the cart again, but still to no avail.

At this moment, they saw the eight big wolves get out of the pine forest and jump onto the road.The strange thing is that each wolf has a big branch in its mouth. I don't know what they want to do?They had to climb into the car again and watch vigilantly.The driver simply poked his head out of the cab, and Watson also opened a window to see what the pack of wolves were doing?
I saw 8 big wolves put the branches in their mouths under the two rear wheels of the car respectively.turn out to be!The wolf is punching the car.Watson yelped with delight.Then the eight wolves got under the car together, only to see snow flying on both sides of the car, part of the snow drifted down the mountain, and part of the snow piled up to the side of the road.

After a while, 8 wolves came out from under the car again, ran to the front of the car, with their heads facing forward and their tails facing the front of the car, their mouths all arched into the snow and moved forward.Then, the four of them head to head and use their powerful hind legs to scrape the snow backwards, gradually revealing the road surface.

The car could move forward, the wolves dodged to the sides, and ran back together to fetch the branch back.The car went to a place with thick snow, and idling and skidding again. The eight wolves repeated the action just now: drilling the eyes first, then scraping the snow. Just like this, the car moved forward a certain distance every time it was repeated.Repeated about a dozen times, the car moved forward for more than a mile, gradually reached the top of the mountain, and then went downhill.

After the car reached the top of the mountain, the wolves stopped holding the branches and sat in a row behind the car. The difference was that one wolf moved forward slightly.

This act of gratitude from the wolf deeply moved everyone present.Although wolves can adapt to complex and difficult environments, are good at long-distance raids, and fight north and south, there are also times when they are hungry. For unexpected help in adversity, wolves are not as cold-blooded, ruthless, and wolf-hearted as humans say. It also knows how to be grateful.

6 Never "fight in the nest", have the spirit of self-discipline
Wolves with extremely strong fighting power will never fight for strength in front of their kind. If a wolf loses in a battle, it will immediately surrender, and the one who has the upper hand will accept it as soon as it is convenient to meet. Therefore, the wolf clan will not have too much old grudges .Look at their tails!Never rolled up like a monkey, always hanging modestly between the hind legs.

Lorenz, a Nobel laureate in biology, recorded in detail a "solid" battle between two Timberwolves.

Of the two wild wolves fighting each other, one was huge and old, the other was smaller and younger. They crowded around each other in circles, and the competition was amazing.At the same time, their exposed teeth were already biting each other as fast as lightning, but they didn't cause any serious damage. The little wolf's mouth just got close to the opponent's teeth, and it was already dodged in a blink of an eye. There was only a gap on their lips. Two minor injuries.

The younger wolf cub was gradually forced to back up, and only then did we realize that the old wolf had driven it to the railing on purpose.

We waited with bated breath for the last moment: now, the little wolf had touched the wire, and saw that its steps were chaotic, and the big old wolf had already ridden on it.

Just then, an unbelievable thing happened.Contrary to what you might imagine, this dazzling gray body suddenly came to a standstill, shoulder to shoulder, with their heads facing the same direction, standing together with stiff and tense expressions...

Note the positions of the two opponents: the mouth of the old wolf is so close to the neck of the young wolf, while the latter's head is set aside, the crook of his neck (the most vulnerable part of the whole body) is almost in the The mouth of the enemy!Less than an inch away from its tense neck muscles are its opponent's bright white teeth... At this time, the scene looks as if the defeated party deliberately let the opponent bite it to death!
The seconds tick by as you wait anxiously for the atrocity to happen.Think that the veins in the pup's neck are about to be snapped off by the victor's teeth, but your fears turn out to be completely unfounded, because that will never happen.

The victor didn't put its hapless opponent to death, you could tell it wanted to but couldn't.No matter whether it is a dog or a wolf, as long as it puts its neck in front of the opponent, it will not be bitten. It can't really speak.

This is a strange self-restraint behavior inherent in wolves. Only when the defeated wolf gives up the submissive attitude, can they get rid of this instinctive restraint and really commit murder.

Lorenz defied the calmness of a scholar, and said emotionally: "I think it is very rare for a wolf to not bite the neck that is brought to him. What is even more rare is that another wolf dares to use his own Life is a bet, and I believe it will not violate the constraints and act arbitrarily."

This is the "social prohibition" that most social animals (especially ferocious beasts) instinctively abide by in order to preserve the race - "crows do not peck crows' eyes"!
It is shameful and sad that human beings who are arrogant and arrogant do not have this instinct and taboo!Regarding wolves and these behaviors in the animal kingdom, shouldn't humans today do some introspection?

7 Good at communication to achieve coordinated operations
Wolves are one of the most communicative animals in nature.For wolves, the art of communication lies in paying close attention to various ways of communication. The complex communication system between wolves is the most important part that enables them to constantly adjust their strategies and tactics to achieve success.

The way wolves communicate is very diverse, and they use all kinds of ways to communicate.Their expressions are so diverse that even their lips, eyes, and tail can express their emotions.In the actions of the wolves, different movements also show their emotions.

Let's take a look at Seton's description, from which we can see the wolf's art of communication.

In a sense, wolves have no language.Their means of communication may be limited to a few roars, growls and grunts, which express only the simplest of emotions.However, they have several other ways of expressing their thoughts, as well as a very specific method of message delivery - the wolf phone.Within their sphere of activity, there are many recognized "centres" scattered.

These "centerpieces" could be stones, the corner of a crossing path, or a buffalo skull—in fact, any prominent object on a main road can be used as a "centerpiece."

When a wolf calls there, as a dog does at a telegraph point, or as a muskrat at some patch of mud, it leaves behind its scent, and, according to the conditions of the place, learns of other What kind of animals have been here recently, what things have been done, etc.

It can know when they came, where they went, and can also judge their situation at that time: whether they are being hunted, whether they are hungry, whether they are full, or whether they are sick.Through this registration system, a wolf can know where its friends are, as well as where its enemies are.

Many people have seen wolves in zoos, and some have even seen wolves on grasslands or forests—this kind of opportunity is already very rare.Anyone who has seen a wolf knows that the most attractive thing about a wolf is its eyes.When we watch tigers, lions or cheetahs as tourists, even though they are in cages, they have become prisoners, but their temperament is still so arrogant and dismissive of the viewers.But when tourists watch the wolf, the wolf will usually look at the tourists quietly until the tourists dare not look into its eyes any more and walk away.

Everyone can read different things from the wolf's eyes, loneliness, loneliness, longing or other emotions.In fact, eyes are the most effective communication tool for wolves.Wolves can express pleasure, sympathy, fear, surprise, and a host of other emotions by changing the size of their pupils.

Direct eye contact distinguishes between stares and stares, which wolves use to convey a message of intimidation or threat.When a wolf pack is giving friendly, open signals, it will stare down or look away; when they are relaxed and happy or want to play, you will see them act open and relaxed.

When the wolves communicate with their children, they show their kindness and don't care about seniority at all. They want to make the young wolves feel equal.At this time, the pups will climb on them and even fight with them. No matter what the pups do too much, they will not get angry.

For wolves, communication is the guarantee of their survival.Wolves have a strict social organization and hierarchy. They are the most united animals in the world. All these characteristics require a perfect communication system between wolves.Without the communication system, the wolves would not be able to achieve the goal of unity and coordinated operations, nor would they be able to maintain the harmonious coexistence of the family and so on.

Improving the communication system is the advantage for the wolves to survive, and it is also the most important survival rule.

8 Self-sacrifice for the good of the team
Wolves are the animals with the most team spirit in the world. This point has been fully discussed and described above.The spirit of self-sacrifice is a full expression of the team spirit of wolves. For the interests of the team and the interests of the majority of wolves, wolves will sacrifice their own interests without hesitation, even if they sacrifice their lives.

Before humans came to live in Banners Grassland, wolves chased groups of musk oxen on the grassland, and they preyed on weak, old or sick musk oxen.Later, the musk ox was completely wiped out by humans, and the wolves had no food, so it was difficult for them to survive. However, the humans who caused the disappearance of the musk ox brought a large number of sheep.Therefore, the flock of sheep has become the object of predation by wolves.Of course, this led to a large number of wolves hunted by local herders.

Killing a wolf can not only get a reward, but also sell the wolf skin to a fur trader.Therefore, every herdsman has a passion for hunting wolves, and those who are proficient in this way even regard killing wolves as their profession, so they are called wolf hunters by the local herdsmen.Regarding the spirit of self-sacrifice of the wolf, I learned from the conversation with the wolf hunter Lujia Burdisso.

Let's listen to what he has to say.

Once, Eddie (my good friend) and I found a pack of wolves, about twenty or thirty of them.At that time, we brought enough ammunition to kill ten wolves.Eddie shot and killed one first, and the wolves retreated to the valley in an orderly manner after realizing that we were not in a mess.We mounted our horses and led our dogs in pursuit.After running for a long distance, we gradually shortened the distance between us and the wolves.

Just as we were raising our guns again to shoot, three wolves suddenly stopped and turned back to face us.At that time, we froze there for a while, not understanding what the wolf wanted to do. Facing the muzzle, there were a few hounds. Aren't they afraid?We were confused by the sudden behavior of the wolf and didn't know what to do.

The place where the three wolves stopped was a ridge, and the other wolves climbed over the ridge and disappeared.After a few seconds, when we reacted, we fired several shots at the wolves, killing the three wolves.Later we found out that these 3 wolves were all very strong wolves, probably the leaders of the pack.

Three wolves were killed, while the others all ran away.At this time, we realized that they chose a good terrain and stayed to cover other wolves from escaping, and sacrificed themselves.For the benefit of the majority of wolves and for the survival of the wolves, they are willing to sacrifice their lives.

We also said earlier that when wolves capture prey, the most commonly used formation is the "single formation".The first wolf in a single column in a pack of wolves often plays the role of a trailblazer. It consumes a lot of physical energy. It takes the lead in breaking a path on the soft snow to save energy for the wolves passing behind.When the first wolf in the column tires, it moves to the back of the line and lets the next wolf take the lead.Such constant replacement of pioneers allows the members of the wolf pack to retain their physical strength to cope with the upcoming hunting challenges while consuming the least amount of physical energy.

Isn't the wolf who acts as a pioneer a manifestation of the spirit of sacrifice?In order to ensure the success of the team's hunting, they would rather sacrifice their own physical strength and put themselves in dangerous places, while allowing other wolves to maintain their physical strength to meet the challenges of hunting.

This kind of sacrifice of personal interests without hesitation and putting collective interests first when the collective interests require it is not only a spirit cultivated by wolves in the cruel living environment, it is a need for survival, and it is also for the survival of wolves .They put no regard for personal safety, which may be a spirit that other animals in the animal kingdom do not have.

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