Personally, I've always liked badgers (back to the animal analogies, here). No clue where I'd fit in your categories, there. I'm usually avoiding such social gatherings at all cost, sitting somewhere with my knitting & watching other people interact, or talking with one or two close friends at most. Ugh, I hate parties.
Just finished reading the "Dogs" chapter of Temple Grandin's new book, "Animals Make Us Human". She says that most of this "Alpha Dog" stuff comes from wolves who have been forced to live in artificial groupings, not natural packs. Then they do form such hierarchies. (Hm, much like the modern office, I suppose.) But in the wild, basically wolf packs are made up of Mom, Dad, some older siblings, and this year's kids.
You see a lone wolf when that wolf is setting off in early adulthood to form their own packs. Otherwise, not so much.
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Date: 2 Feb 2009 11:04 pm (UTC)Personally, I've always liked badgers (back to the animal analogies, here). No clue where I'd fit in your categories, there. I'm usually avoiding such social gatherings at all cost, sitting somewhere with my knitting & watching other people interact, or talking with one or two close friends at most. Ugh, I hate parties.
Just finished reading the "Dogs" chapter of Temple Grandin's new book, "Animals Make Us Human". She says that most of this "Alpha Dog" stuff comes from wolves who have been forced to live in artificial groupings, not natural packs. Then they do form such hierarchies. (Hm, much like the modern office, I suppose.) But in the wild, basically wolf packs are made up of Mom, Dad, some older siblings, and this year's kids.
You see a lone wolf when that wolf is setting off in early adulthood to form their own packs. Otherwise, not so much.
On to the "Cats" chapter next...