Friendship of a wolf and the person - a fine plot for the movie or the adventure novel. Wolves were always incredibly attractive for the person. Often people even specially get the dogs similar to wolves. Popular belief that it is impossible to tame a wild wolf. Some experts to some extent disprove this statement.
Whether it is possible to bring up a wolfIn the history there were cases when the wolf really became a pet for the person, replacing a dog, and even executed commands. It is worth remembering that it is not habitual practice, but improbable exceptions.
In general, it is possible to bring up a wolf, though it is incredibly difficult. To begin it it is necessary to do from the first days of life of a wolf cub. Eric Zimen, the biologist from Germany, noted that after nineteen-day age of a wolf cub it will be impossible to subject socialization. Specialists in education of wolves whom in the world there is not a lot of begin the work with puppies of 8-10 days from a sort. As prior to intake of firm food there are two-three more weeks, puppies are taken away from mother and all this time feed with milk from a small bottle.
The main secret of domestication of a wolf is in becoming for an animal "the member of pack", that is, to make everything that the wolf apprehended the person as the relative. But one this condition is not enough, the person has to become not only the relative, but the leader of pack, otherwise full domestication will not turn out. The fact is that in fauna the rigid social hierarchy is always built. In pack there cannot be two wolves equal each other, one always costs above another on a social ladder, dominates over it. Therefore the person and a wolf will not be able to become friends even if the wolf will take it for the.
The family couple Datcherov from the USA refused all benefits of a civilization and lodged in the forest to study pack of wolves. In 6 years of life side by side they managed to make friends with all pack of wolves.
It has to affect also education of wolf cubs. If the wolf cub attacks, then the person should not be frightened, run away, somehow show fear, and has to fight back – otherwise from early age the wolf cub will understand that it is stronger and it dominates in the relations.
What dangers can trapIt is necessary to understand that completely to cultivate a wolf it is impossible, and stories of people who managed to tame a wolf as a domestic doggie are more likely natural anomalies. Researchers note that the "socialized" wolf can be more dangerous, than wild. A wild wolf, having heard the person, having scented his smell, will take to the heels. The animal who got used to the person will not be afraid to approach and bite the first. Any manifestation of caress (to fray for a nape, to stroke on the head), to which domestic dogs got used, the wolf can take for attempt of attack and give tough repulse. Besides, not without reason there is a saying: "How many a wolf feed, he all the same to the forest looks". What magnificent conditions of people would not create for a wolf how sought to surround him with house heat and a cosiness, sooner or later he will run away into the forest, it concerns also the wolves born in bondage.
In Leningrad Zoo the trainer Dmitry Vasilyev grew up a wolf cub who still perceives it as mom and behaves as an obedient dog. With all other people the wolf is quite aggressive.
Generally, it is possible to forget about a dream to get a wolf as a pet. Only specially trained people who chose wolves by subject to scientific research can be engaged in education of wolves.