Wolves use non-verbal communication with each
other. They use it when attacking, hunting, relaxing, feeling threatened,
playing, running in fear, showing aggression, stopping a fight, or during
times of plain fear.
When they are attacking or hunting their tails point straight back. When they
are relaxed the wolf wags its’ tail. When it feels threatened it sticks
one leg out and its’ teeth; then it looks around everywhere. When it
is playing it lays down and sticks the back part of it out. When a wolf is
running in fear, it scrunches its’ self up and runs. When it’s
aggressive it puts its’ head facing down with it’s tongue sticking
out. When a wolf wants to stop a fight, the ears and tail go flat and it lays
on its’ back. When it is afraid, it backs off of whatever is scaring
it, or lays down and curls up. Wolves are excellent at non-verbal communication.
For more information click on the following links:
http://www.timberwolfinformation.org/kidsonly/posture/postures.htm
http://www.boomerwolf.com/body1.htm
