What kind of animal is a wolf?

Wolves originated in the New World, about 5 million years ago-before human prosperity, wolves were the most widely distributed wild animals in the world. Widely distributed in Europe, Asia and America, there are 23 species of wolves recorded in North America alone, and there are many subspecies, which is better than enumeration. ...

Wolves belong to canines. They are alert and suspicious, and look like dogs, except that their eyes are slanted, their mouths are slightly wider, their tails are short and never rolled up between their hind limbs, their ears are upright and they have sharp canine teeth. Their vision, smell and hearing are very sensitive, and their fur colors are white, black and variegated ... They generally weigh more than 40 kilograms, which adds up to 40 centimeters long.

Wolves are basically carnivores. They eat a lot of meat. They can swallow more than ten kilograms of meat at a time, and occasionally eat grass, buds or berries in summer, but their regular food is rabbits, mice and beavers, and occasionally they can catch birds.

Wolves live together and hunt in packs. The greatest skill of wolves is to kill herbivores much bigger than them by using the role of groups. Every wolf pack has a certain hierarchy, and every member knows his identity very well, so there is little hatred and fighting between them. On the contrary, it shows the spirit of friendship and cooperation in rounding up prey and taking care of young children. According to historical records, although there are a lot of records about wolves attacking livestock and humans in Europe, there are almost no records of wolves attacking people in North America where wolves gather.

When the ancient people painted the image of the wolf on the stone wall, their hearts were full of surprises; Eskimos and Indians have long recognized the excellent characteristics of wolves, and many Indian tribes have chosen wolves as their totems. They respect the courage, wisdom and amazing skills of wolves, and they cherish the existence of wolves. They even think that wolves can compete with almost everything on earth except shotguns, poisons and traps.

Tracing back to the source, our ancestors were full of respect for wolves. In ancient times, people believed that animals that preyed on animals belonged to other races, and they had magical power to worship. There is no doubt that human beings regard their tribe as members of this or that magical animal race, worship them as ancestors, and regard this animal as a symbol of their tribe-this is the so-called totem. Wolf totem can still be found in the customs of all ethnic groups-the Wicket Indians living on the northwest coast of North America and the Iroquois in the southeast of the Great Lakes all take "wolf" as their surname; Turkmenistan 1 1 tribes take wolves as totems; Uzbeks recognize wolves as their ancestors and continue to write genealogy; On the weapons and appliances of the Inuit people in Bering Sea, even people's faces are painted with various totems-wolves are the most, followed by falcons and crows. Uzbeks, who kept the clan form decades ago, sincerely believe that wolves (ancestors) will make them perish. In order to alleviate the pain of the parturient, they put the wolf's jaws on the parturient's hands, or poured the dried and ground wolf's heart into her stomach. Immediately after the baby is born, it is wrapped in wolf skin to ensure a long life. Under the cradle of the child, there are teeth, claws and ankles that are said to ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters. Adult Uzbeks always carry some big fangs of wolves in their pockets, and amulets such as spikes and claws are indispensable in their pockets. They believe that these wolves can guarantee to turn Gan Kun around and survive. Amulets are not allowed to be bought or sold, but they can be given to each other. Buryats used to wrap measles patients in wolf skins to eliminate disasters and diseases.

The ancients thought that wolves knew what people said. If you don't respect the wolf, the wolf will retaliate. Many ethnic groups dare not even call wolves by their names, so that there are many sayings of avoiding wolves. Smolensk farmers meet wolves and say hello to them: "hello, great young man!" " Estonians call wolves "uncle", "shepherd" or "long tail". Lithuanians call it "wild". Koryaks say "bystanders" Abkhaz hunters say "the mouth of happiness". Chuchiks are most afraid of revenge from wolves. When I watched the wolf kill his deer, I dared not touch a hair on it. Buryats use snow in winter and soil to cover wolf blood in summer, otherwise there will be endless troubles. Because the wolf is a dog, the dog will bring disaster to the world. Yakutia people think that wolves are giants of the ancient Urutoyan God. Creak people admit that wolves are the owners of deer and tundra. It is not only forbidden to kill wolves, but also opposed to any form of harm. According to the myth of North Indians, wolves are the "elders" who dominate the animal kingdom. It can gather its partners and companions and order them to help the mythical heroes.

In the Middle Ages, European princes and nobles liked to keep wolves in the court, and the sooner the better. They think that wolves are great hunters and warriors with both wisdom and courage. Later, in order to make wolves look more imposing, people consciously let wolves cross with big dogs. As a result, there appeared a wolf dog with changeable temperament, tall and fierce, and particularly aggressive. They committed crimes in villages and towns, but the notoriety fell on wolves-resulting in a considerable number of wolves living only in Alaska, Minnesota and some parts of Canada.

In the legends of some European countries, wolves are regarded as protectors. The wolf's head written by Pliny Stalch, a Roman scholar and writer in the first century A.D., can overcome magic. At that time, there was a wolf head hanging on the doors of various manors, borrowing the power of God. /kloc-In the 9th century, Sicilian residents put a wolf's paw in the stable. When the horse is sick, put the wolf's paw on the horse's ear to ward off evil spirits. Even a dead wolf is respected by many nationalities. The ancient Athenians had a rule: whoever killed the wolf would bury it; Perfect people don't treat a wolf's body lightly. They imitated the funeral of the inhabitants of the primitive forest in Tega, Siberia, and wrapped the dead wolf in hay and hung it on a tree, which was a dedication.

There is a statue of a female wolf on Mount Capitoli in Rome. According to legend, after the ancient Greeks attacked Troy, the Trojans were going to rebuild a Troy elsewhere. After a long period of wandering, their descendants settled down in Italy and established the ancient city of Albay Long. Romulo and Liem, the twin brothers, are the grandchildren of Numitor, the ruler of the city. They were persecuted by their usurped great-uncle from birth and thrown into the Tiber River. But they survived and were washed ashore by the current. A female wolf heard the children crying and came to the river to feed them with wolf milk. Later, a shepherd found them and took them home to raise them. When the two brothers learned the secret of their birth, they killed their great-uncle and regained the throne for his grandfather. At the same time, they decided to build a new city, where the mother wolf nursed them. Because there was a dispute about who to name the city after, romulo killed Liam and took the first letter of his name (Latin letter Roma) as the name of the city, becoming the first ruler of the city. In this way, the city of Rome was built around 754 BC. In order to thank and commemorate the female wolf who saved the life of the founder of Rome, people set up a female wolf monument in the temple on Mount Capitoli, and the female wolf became a symbol of Rome. In15th century, two bronze statues of sucklings were added under the female wolf. According to the myth, two strongmen of Slavic nationality, Varigora and Vervidub, were raised by a female wolf and a female bear. The female wolf also gave birth to Kira, the founder of the Persian Empire, and Titrich, a German folk hero. The ancients believed that wild animals, especially children raised by wolves, were particularly strong, brave, tenacious and powerful. In myths and legends, they are either national ancestors, national heroes or strong men, and they are by no means incompetent.

Today, through the in-depth study of wolves, Kimberly found that wolves are incredible animals. From the evolution of natural history, wolves are also one of the most developed and successful large carnivores in the world. It has extraordinary speed, energy and energy, rich howling information and body language, and a very developed sense of smell; They get along for life and survival, and cooperate for raising and educating future generations. Their outstanding performance is that they are second only to primates in social interaction and mutual care, so their activities extend to mountains, plains, deserts and tundra ... almost all over the world! The history of wolves is longer than that of human beings ... From an ecological point of view, wolves can control the number of herbivores and maintain the ecological balance between grasslands and forests. Moreover, they prey on the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, which also plays a rejuvenation role for herbivores themselves. Therefore, there should be wolves in nature; Without wolves, it is not a complete ecosystem.

A wolf team can make an organization full of vitality, and a wolf enterprise and industry can make a region and a country's economy full of vitality. Therefore, the wolf nature is a team spirit, a spirit of innovation and tenacious struggle, a means of survival and development in a limited (or inferior) environment and resources, and a sense of crisis in actively pursuing the rules of survival of the fittest in nature and optimizing the collective!

The existence of Jian Baina is to cultivate the wolf nature into a need and develop it into a resource! Because Kimberly represents the wild life, the free nature and the Wang Ba spirit of conquering the world like a wolf!