Tiffi and the wolf talk to each other

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Chewy doesn’t know what to say. There are no verbal words coming from Tiffi’s mouth and yet the wolf is talking to her. But then he remembers reading online once about how wolves talk.

‘Gray wolves will look one another in the eye, as humans do, when communicating a greeting, dominance behaviors, and other social gestures. Wolf handlers at the Wolf Center are taught very early, even before meeting the pack, to look into the pack member's eyes when greeting. This allows the wolves opportunity to examine the emotions or mental state of the handler, a process that can be difficult to perceive from humans absent facial postures.  

Wolves communicate regularly through subtle and sometimes dramatic facial postures; however, humans have become quite stoic in facial postures through time probably because of our heavy dependency on verbal communication. Still, most humans maintain very subtle posturing through their eyes, a trait captive wolves can learn to decipher. Hence, eye contact with any canine, from your dog to a wild wolf, is a beneficial action that promotes social communication and bonding. There may be times when eye contact is not appropriate with an unknown canine that exhibits potential hostile behaviors, such as growling and snarling.’ (Info here)  

“Tiffi what is he saying to you?” questions Chewy. 

“He told me that he lost his pack.” 

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