Wolves are alpha af 16 comments
amuravasendiu
· 8 years ago
However, after the pups are weaned, things get progressively more difficult for the infant. At 2 months, wolf pups are weaned, and the mother's milk runs dry. The longest window, then, would be 2 months for a baby to nurse. Things here get hard: if the mother wolf rejects the baby in favor of allowing her pups to nurse, it will starve. If the baby is too young and can't compete with the pups for milk, or if the pups crowd it out, it will starve. If the baby still needs milk after the she-wolf's milk dries, it will starve. After the mother and her pups abandon the den (2-2.5 months), it's possible the largely helpless infant may be abandoned. A one-year-old wolf pup is equivalent to a 15 year old human--at the very least, a human wolf need to be 8-10 years old to survive with any (2/?)
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Wolves are alpha af 16 comments
amuravasendiu
· 8 years ago
In some scenarios, animals can be known to take in human children, but most of the time, it depends heavily on the individual wolf--an established female of a pack's primary breeding pairs (the 'alpha female') may be more likely to defend a human infant than, say, a dispersal male (a 1- to 2-year-old wolf that has left the pack he was born into).
For the purposes of a fantastical story, it's certainly plausible, but realistically, highly unlikely. The infant could survive on milk provided it's late winter/early spring, if the mother is willing to let the infant nurse, and that the more active and mobile wolf pups don't crowd it out. Human babies nurse until about a year old, so ideally, if an infant is going to taken in by a wolf, it's during the time period that pups nurse, after the infant is fairly mobile (at least 6 months). Also, it's theoretically more likely that a she-wolf that has previously whelped would take a baby in, with a firmly established maternal instinct. (1/2)
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For the purposes of a fantastical story, it's certainly plausible, but realistically, highly unlikely. The infant could survive on milk provided it's late winter/early spring, if the mother is willing to let the infant nurse, and that the more active and mobile wolf pups don't crowd it out. Human babies nurse until about a year old, so ideally, if an infant is going to taken in by a wolf, it's during the time period that pups nurse, after the infant is fairly mobile (at least 6 months). Also, it's theoretically more likely that a she-wolf that has previously whelped would take a baby in, with a firmly established maternal instinct. (1/2)
Wolves are alpha af 16 comments
amuravasendiu
· 8 years ago
Yeeaaah this is bullshit...idk if I'm logged in but go send a message to amuravasendiu if you need help? I am a bit of a nerd in that subject
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amuravasendiu
· 8 years ago
I just want to know who with that spelling pronounces it A-LEE-sa, instead of A-LISS-a
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amuravasendiu
· 8 years ago
Yep. But God forbid a Rottweiler look at someone funny before someone starts screaming about an aggressive dog
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amuravasendiu
· 8 years ago
Of course the children look alike, provided both sets are identical, they've got the same genetic similiarity as siblings.
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amuravasendiu
· 8 years ago
Tory is a wonderful doggo and I don't know why you wouldn't invite and help her up the stairs :(
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amuravasendiu
· 8 years ago
It's...it's the other way around. If the lady was the one posting this, the convo would be flipped
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amuravasendiu
· 8 years ago
I have no authority or permission-giving credentials of any kind, but if you do please link here so we can find it!!! It sounds adorable
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