Tail Positions
# 1) Self Confidence (dominance) Tail raised to up behind the hind Quarters
# 2) Certain Threat Half mast
# 3) Apposing Attitude of dominance (with sideways brushing) Wagging high over back
# 4) Normal Attitude (with no social pressure)in relaxed position striaght behind hind quarters
# 5) Not-Entirely-Certain threat Tip of tail sticking out still in lowered state
# 6) Normal Attitude (usually expressed while eating or observing)lowered behind hind quarters with no motion
# 7) Depressed Mood tail is tucked and lowered
# 8) Between Threat and Defence slightly raised with a tucking fashion in towards the hinds
# 9) Actively putting oneself down (sideways brushing) Hind quarters are lowered as well as tail
# 10) Submission Tucking of tail to the right hind curled under
# 11) Strong Restraint (submission) Fully tucked under the hind quarters tip facing belly
Facial Expressions
This is usually the expression that is used when a wolf feels threatened and/or is afraid. With its ears pulled back and baring its teeth.
This expression is usually shown towards mistaking Subordinates, or if another wolf has entered the territory (The alpha is usually the one to kick the introuder out). With its ears pulled forward and bareing its teeth, is showing aggression.
Wolf Language
# Nuzzles or Nuzzling: This expression/action is used when greeting others, or as a submissive act towards a higher ranking wolf.
# Licking: Is an action used while greeting as well, and as a submissive posture. Normally lower ranking wolves will lick up at the higher ranking wolf under their chin, or on there muzzle.
# Ears: Are very important to a wolf's survival. They use there fantastic sense of hearing to hunt down prey, listen for danger, etc. They can hear up to many miles away.
# Muzzle: They use there muzzle mostly to howl.
# Paws: With there paws, they can run swiftly and easily on the top of the snow. They have webbed like feet that spread as they run/walk over the snow.
# Nose: They can sense/smell prey from one to a half mile away. They use the wind as well, to let them know where prey is.
# Submission: This gesture is one of friendliness, harmony, and the most expressed. This is a displacement of the lower ranking wolves within the pack. To show the wolf knows his/hers place and rank within the pack. A wolf showing submission will normally display, ears pinned back licking up at the dominate wolfs chin/muzzle, tail tucked or held low, head held lower then the dominate, and maybe a slight whimper.
# Passive Submission: This gesture is displayed, as well as performed, by a higher ranking wolf ((i.e. the Alpha or Beta)) showing authority upon or to a lower ranking subordinate wolf. This is to show the higher ranking wolf that he/she knows his/her place within the pack. A wolf will normally display "passive submission" by rolling on his/her back showing their underside, tail tucked in between his/her legs, with ears pinned back ((explained again later in this paragraph)). This is for more EXTREME cases of submission. This type of submission doesn't happen often within a wolf pack, because there is a lot of bonds and understanding between the members of the pack. A wolf displaying PASSIVE SUBMISSION, will immeditaly move onto their back showing their underside, tuck their tail in between his/her legs, ears pinned back, and neck reveiled to the more dominate wolf ((normally an Alpha)). The reason why the subordinate shows their neck, is the more dominate wolf can chose weather or not to attack, or accept the submission.
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THE ANIMALS TALK TO EACH OTHER...they cant have POWERS or FLY or OTHER SHIT
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