The truth behind the photo of a humorous wolf population is causing storms to the online community

Is the pack of wolves often led by the oldest, weakest wolves so no one is left behind? The truth will surprise you.

Recently, a photo is being shared by the online community with an extremely strong response. It's just a picture of a pack of wolves crossing a snowy mountain, but the thing that caused the storm is the story attached to it.

A picture of a wolf herd is causing a social network storm.

The story is summarized as follows:

"In the wolf pack: the first 3 are old, the weakest, to ensure the speed stability of the flock. In addition, the goal is for no one to be left in case the herd is attacked.

The next 5 wolves are the strongest, standing at the front. In the middle are members who need to be protected in the herd. 5 children near the end are also strong individuals, aiming for the rear when there are uncertainties.

And finally, the first child. It goes in the end, in a position that covers everything that happens in the herd. It will control the direction, and be ready to launch when something happens ".

Through the story, it can be seen what the wolf's terrible discipline is. They are about to set out, form a standard and purposeful formation. Even the first male has a rather smart covering behavior - which is only seen in high-level creatures like humans.

But the truth, why?

We cannot deny the fact that it is a wolf that is capable of connecting in the flock. They are smart, united, and one of the hardest to beat when they follow a herd. However, the story behind the photo is not the same as you imagine.

In fact, the photo was taken by photographer Chadden Hunter and shown on the BBC's "Frozen Planet" documentary in 2011. And you know what, the following is the original text of the story. after the picture.

"This is a picture of a 25-pack North American gray wolf that is hunting bison at the North Canadian Arctic belt, in the middle of a cold winter at Wood Buffalo National Park with temperatures down to minus 40 degrees Celsius.

The flock is led by the wolf head , moving into a single row to save energy , because the snow is very thick. The number of wolves in the herd indicates that it is a large herd of bison, especially in severe weather conditions, when the bison is prevented from feeding by thick snow.

These are the only wolves that can hunt the cattle larger than them ten times. We can say, they are the largest and most powerful wolf on Earth. "

So, the fact that wolves can be smart, but their behavior is not so humanistic as the story is spread on social networking sites. Even wolves don't need to be too careful, because in nature they are at the top of the food chain. According to many experts, even if the opponent is a bear, they can only hunt baby wolves, because wolves mature too fast and mischievous to be captured.

Gray wolves are too fast and sly enough to top the food chain.

In addition, there is a point to note that the term "first child" - alpha. Many biologists think that the term is incorrect, because there may be no true "alpha" in fact in wolves.

As David Mech, one of the wolf research experts, said: "The first wolf seems to be the only wolf who plays a role, the father wolf, the mother wolf. Watching the wolf for 13 years, I don't see any children. is really alpha ".

"So, if you call a wolf as a leader, it is probably the same as the one who calls your parents. Wolf will lead your children, until they grow up. So instead of calling the first wolf flock - alpha, we should only call daddy wolf, mother wolf is better ".