Since collaring, he has rejoined a small pack of four or five animals, though whether he himself is the alpha male remains uncertain. |
Unlike pure dingoes, which, like wolves, live in packs ruled by an alpha male and female, wild packs of crossbreeds are uncontrolled. |
One low-ranking male keeps the alpha male busy, by causing a fight, while the other male goes off with the female. |
Mawa is the alpha male, the leader of the group, who likes to throw stones at people. |
Of course seeing that he was this alpha male he clearly felt I was no competition for him. |
One alpha male rules the group, and there is a strict pecking order all the way down to the lowliest monkey, who is picked on by everyone. |