Talk:Werewolf/@comment-12776-20150826073316

Time to update real world info

There is no alpha among wolves pack. The theory was made popular back in the '60s by scientist L. David Mech. However, the pack Mech studied was captive, and the wolves were complete strangers.

When forced to live with complete strangers, wolves will unsurprisingly form hierarchies to establish some sort of pecking order -- but, that's simply not how it works in the wild. Mech, realizing his mistake, has spent years trying to quash the myth and begging the publisher to stop reprinting his book that originally made it famous.

More recent research reveals that wild wolf packs are basic family units, and the "alpha" is just a daddy wolf.