Sleeping with wolves
By Jill Barrall
Copy Editor
Tuesday, April 22, 2003
Eleven local Girl Scouts, two adult Girl Scout leaders and two more adult chaperones embarked on a wild, learning adventure last week.
Traveling to the Wildlife Science Center in Forest Lake, located about an hour north of Minneapolis, the group discovered a world of wolves and wildlife.
One thing they learned is that just as in human families, there is a hierarchy in a wolf pack. The wolf pictured here may look menacing to man, but she’s not the top dog. Her head and tail are down, not because he’s creeping toward a meal, but because the alpha male is nearby. Her posture is a sign of his
submission.
What happens when a submissive wolf challenges the leader’s authority and tries to become the alpha wolf? These girls saw firsthand during their overnight stay among the howling wolves of the pack.