Wolf Socialization: A Study of Temperament in a Wild Social Species

摘要: A detailed analysis was made of the process by which wolf comes from a state unfamiliarity and fear humans to familiarity friendliness. The nature found depend on age animal as well technique employed experimenter. Although young cubs were respond positively almost any form human contact, older juveniles required much more time effort socialize, fully matured adults offered very special problems specialized techniques overcome. Periods beyond no socialization could occur not found. Wolves socialized had be reinforced repeatedly in order maintain their social bond with humans; however, adult wolves retained behavior even after being left unsocialized animals handled for 18-22 months. aid tranquilizing drugs (chlorpromazine, librium, reserpine) did retain when withdrawn variety schedules. development responses grow older, association unfamiliar, closely parallel increasing difficulty acquiring decreasing retaining that once it is acquired. Socialization viewed conditioning must take place presence free expression subjective components fear, separable aspect general phenomenon genetic wildness.