"R: Wolf companions are interesting because authors tend to use older research that turned out to be incorrect. The concept of the alpha wolf comes from wolf behavior in zoos. In the wild, the wolf pack is actually a family: a breeding male, a breeding female and pups. It’s not about constant fighting for dominance or rape."
I had no idea! Thank you for that.
And yeah, the Cherryh is an arrow to the heart of Anne McCaffrey's tropes.
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Date: 2012-10-18 10:46 pm (UTC)I had no idea! Thank you for that.
And yeah, the Cherryh is an arrow to the heart of Anne McCaffrey's tropes.