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[โ€“] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

From what I've heard it's just bad research. He looked at family units and thought the father was designated as the leader due to size and strength but really he was just a dad.

[โ€“] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I was also under the impression that the captive wolves were in mixed- that is forced- packs.

All the fighting that was observed came from that rather than any sort of natural behavior.