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| Title: Emotions through Body Language | |
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Date Posted：12/23/2008 9:07 AMCopy HTML Emotions through Body Language
Happy/content Facial expression: open mouth, tongue hanging loosely with lips drawn back, ears forward. Body posture: relaxed, loose tail wagging Vocalization: happy panting, chuffing Anger/threatening Facial expression: wrinkled nose, snarling with lips pulled forward, bared teeth, ears upright Body posture: standing tall with arched neck, hackles raised, tail lifted stiffly or horizontal to back Vocalization: snarling and growling. A low rumbling growl is subtle threat, whereas more high-pitched growling shows high aggressiveness. Sadness/Mourning Facial expression: ears droopy, eyes lowered Body posture: head and body lowered, tail drooping, fur smoothed Vocalization: whining. Wolves often howl when mourning a lost pack member. Curious/Investigating Facial expression: eyes widened/alert, ears perked forward Body posture: head lifted, tail loose with tip curled upwards Playfulness Facial expression: open mouth, tongue hanging loosely with lips drawn back, ears forward See: Wolf Play Fear Facial expression: mouth opened, ears flattened back, eyes widened Body posture: crouched ready to spring, rounded back with tail close to body curled between or around legs Vocalization: defensive growling and/or a high pitched whine Humiliation Facial expression: lips drawn back and downward, ears drawn back and flattened Body posture: rounded back, tail half curled under Submission Facial expression: keeps mouth closed with lips drawn back, ears laid back and lowers eyes avoiding eye contact. Body posture: lowered body with fur flattened, tail tucked under Gesture: Wolves roll onto their back to present their vulnerable undersides as a sign of complete submission. They often paw at the other wolf's muzzle and face, encouraging play to ease the tension. To show mild and respectful submission a lower rank will lick under the dominant wolf’s muzzle and neck. Vocalization: whimpering/whining Warning/annoyance Facial expression: staring directly at offending wolf, ears lifted and pointing forward, or flattened when showing annoyance Body posture: fur ruffled, tail raised or flicking quickly Gesture: The direct stare is a serious and stern way for a high-ranking wolf to warn another to obey or to back off. Often all a dominant wolf has to do to keep authority and peace is stare at a lower rank and it will immediately cringe, turn and slink away. Vocalization: A soft growl may accompany the stare as a warning. Suspicion Facial expression: ears flattened, narrowed eyes Body posture: Lifted head, tail slightly raised Dominance Facial expression: ears upright and forward, eyes keen/alert Body posture: head lifted, standing tall and confident with tail raised high, sometimes curling backwards Gesture: In a display of friendly dominance, a dominant wolf stands over another, closing its jaws gently over the wolf’s muzzle. This is a re-enforcement of status without bloodshed. In a simpler version of this, the dominant wolf arches its neck and nips the other on top of the muzzle.  |
~ I Am Wolf ~
I am wolf, I am one of a kind
I have been here since ancient time
Wakan Tanka Blesses me to be
My kind will always run wild and free
It is my nature to avoid you, I am human shy
You hunt me from helicopters across the sky
Then you shoot at me as I try to flee ... Why?
Why does your kind wish my species to die?
We wolves run together in a family pack
Always guarding ourselves against attack
I do not attack your home or farm
I only attack when you intend wolf harm
Wolf has no markets or stores for food supply
We hunt the forests and where open fields lie
You speak and spread your untrue words
That we attack your live stock and herds
Why does man wish to kill wolf by his lying?
We only take lives of old, weak and already dying
You hunt and kill for sport and greed
We only hunt when our families have need
You place animal head trophies upon your wall
to make your egos walk vain and tall
Wolf needs no trophies for others to see
We only wish to live and preserve our family ...
We mate for life and survival just as you ...
We grieve for our lost ones same as you do
Why can we not share a new dawn ....
Let me be free to howl the moon my song
Loyalty and courage shines from my eyes
I am spirit of the wild that never dies
I am brother wolf, asehi ... I am he
I will always run the winds free ...
