The wolf, for example, is a hunter of the deer herd. He is monogamous, taking but one mate throughout life. And he is known as a very family-oritented species. It is said that the wolf family is very close and affectionate, that they look to the well-being of their cubs as their first priority. It is also said that they raise cubs in a kind group effort and that they practice a kind of birth control. The old Indian people say that the wolf is a very intelligent animal and that he possesses something that, in English, we would call a noble character. He is a follower of the natural ways. People have a domestic cousin of the wolf in many households. The domestic dog, however, bears mostly a biological relationship to the wolf. The dogs behavior, from birth, is specialized to serve humans, not its own species. And the dog is not monogamous; in fact, it forms no real families at all. The dog is a total slave to humans and cannot survive in most cases without humans. But whenever the domestic dog escapes, it begins to run in packs, form dens, and form something like families. -John Mohawk
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:30:53 +0000
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