The expert on wolves (from the gang of three) has put straight about
some citations. Here are her comments:-
From @firewall.nielsen.com:mgabriel@nis.naitc.com Wed Dec 16 21:36:45 1992
To: gabriel@eid.anl.gov
Subject: Re: More for Rick Marken
Cc: hculver@nis.naitc.com
I can't resist adding a few comments about wolves. The comment about
alphas being former lone wolves is straight out of a lecture by Rolf
Peterson to a group of us on Isle Royale. I don't know if it's
published anywhere. The comment about the wolves holding an election,
however, is straight out of Durwood Allen's wonderful book, "The Wolves
of Minong." It is almost the last chapter in Allen's account of the
"big pack" (perhaps 23 members at full strength) and its leader "Big
Daddy." I'm quite sure the "election" was held before Rolf's time.
The comment about packs being very deferential to their elderly former
alphas is from George Rabb's observations of the Brookfield Zoo pack. I
don't think anyone knows how much of this applies to wolves in the wild,
and particularly to wolves in the wild facing hard times. Nothing is
simple.
Cheers,
Marian
I also have to correct my citation about "All the fun of war ...."
It's from John Jorrocks MFH a fictitious character from about 1890
on Foxhunting. Oh well - the unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable
to quote a later commentator. O tempora, Oh mores. And the fictional
Jorrocks, being a grocer who had become rich from his efforts and
purchased acountry estate was quite the (apparent) reverse of my
friends who have been shot at.
Best
John