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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The guy that claimed it later proved it wasn't true and has spent the rest of his life yelling about how he was wrong. With way too many people not listening. Wolves just exist in social groups.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

The study was on captive wolves, so it was not accurate to wolves in their natural environment. All it shows is that if you restrict wolves to a very small amount of territory, they will fight for dominance, probably because they think it means food scarcity.