*Note: Dr. James Halfpenny uses the term alpha to indicate the pack leaders.Incidentally, alpha wolves must ration their urine. If the wolf used all its urine at one spot, territory marking would take forever. Alpha wolves only use a little urine, sometimes even just drops, each time they mark. A large urine stain in the snow with wolf footprints on each side indicates a subordinate. When following trails during the winter, I have found that the wolves tend to scent mark about every 0.25 to 0.38 miles. Feces or scat can also be used to reinforce the territorial marking.
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that is a lot of coffee to drink.an impossible task for any normal human being. Farley Mowat wrote in Never Cry Wolf that he once tried to mark an area around his tent. It took like fifteen cups of tea and about two hours to complete the job, and then a dominant male wolf just came and re-marked his borders. it took the wolf only two minutes!
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I remember that book! (and movie) My exact thoughts while reading this page went back to Never Cry Wolf.
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book was excellent...based on real events yet not exactly played out as detailed (it was written when wolf bounties were in place and farley wanted to help wildlife).
I wouldn`t want to break the record XD I was also watching a documentary about a man who had a three or some captive wolf packs. He was attacked by the dominant wolf when he forgot to change his clothes after visiting another pack. I guess the wolf could scent the other pack on the man.
I wouldn`t want to break the record XD I was also watching a documentary about a man who had a three or some captive wolf packs. He was attacked by the dominant wolf when he forgot to change his clothes after visiting another pack. I guess the wolf could scent the other pack on the man.
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yeah if i go over to someone's house and their dog loves me up when i get home my dogs are all over me trying to remark me
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does any one know what we do with our wolves on game #2?
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pardon holmes? I didn`t quite get that...do you mean the game? questions about the game get directed toward general WQ discussion....but ya eventually we`ll be able to mark our own territory. on the game....with virtual wolves....
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o.k. sorry!
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no problem. happens to the best of us
we won`t be able to mark our territory on the game until a later version...lone wolves don`t advertise themselves to other packs!
we won`t be able to mark our territory on the game until a later version...lone wolves don`t advertise themselves to other packs!
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Ah, I always wondered why my dog always seems to have an unlimited supply of wee to dribble everywhere Thanks
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If number 1 doesn't work, then number 2 is an option.
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I have a question. When does the episode of WQ where you can mark territory come out? And will you be able to scent mark in multiplayer?
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