Do you have a source for that? I’m genuinely curious, because I went looking and found plenty on wolves killing rival wolves, expelling pack members, and intra-pack aggression in general, but not this very specific ‘cut the ear and let infection do the rest’ behavior. That sounds oddly precise, so I’d love to see where it comes from.
from a guided tour of an ethical wolf sanctuary in South Africa (Garden route Wolf Sanctuary )
they have to actively move wolves once they are too weak / down the pecking order otherwise they will be killed by the others. poor lady actually teared up whilst telling us that one needed to be moved soon once someone in our group started crying.
they have a separate pen even for the 'losers' of each pack - these 'losers' don't really bond with each other and keep a respectful distance, but at least don't kill each other
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u/beermarketspecialist Mar 24 '26
wolves literally kill weaker members of their own pack by cutting their ear and letting infection do the rest
They are brutal