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> [Dominance contests with other wolves are rare, if they exist at all. During my 13 summers observing the Ellesmere Island pack, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-david-mech/dominance-contests-with-other-wolves-are-rare-if-they-exist-at-all/)

[L. David Mech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-david-mech/)

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> [Dominance contests are rare, if they exist at all. During my 13 summers observing the Ellesmere Island pack, I saw none.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-david-mech/dominance-contests-are-rare-if-they-exist-at-all-during-my-13-summers/)

[L. David Mech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-david-mech/)

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> [Dominance is one of the most pervasive and important behaviors among wolves in a pack.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-david-mech/dominance-is-one-of-the-most-pervasive-and-important-behaviors-among/)

[L. David Mech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-david-mech/)

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## More by L. David Mech

> [Dominance contests with other wolves are rare, if they exist at all. During my 13 summers observing the Ellesmere Island pack, I saw none.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-david-mech/dominance-contests-with-other-wolves-are-rare-if-they-exist-at-all/)

[L. David Mech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-david-mech/)

> [If the wolf is to survive, the wolf haters must be outnumbered. They must be outshouted, out financed, and out voted. Their narrow and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-david-mech/if-the-wolf-is-to-survive-the-wolf-haters-must-be-outnumbered-they/)

[L. David Mech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-david-mech/)

> [Dominance contests are rare, if they exist at all. During my 13 summers observing the Ellesmere Island pack, I saw none.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-david-mech/dominance-contests-are-rare-if-they-exist-at-all-during-my-13-summers/)

[L. David Mech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-david-mech/)

> [The wolf is neither man's competitor nor his enemy. He is a fellow creature with whom the earth must be shared.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-david-mech/the-wolf-is-neither-man-s-competitor-nor-his-enemy-he-is-a-fellow/)

[L. David Mech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-david-mech/)

> [It is beyond ridiculous that wolves need to study a human or that they are capable of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-david-mech/it-is-beyond-ridiculous-that-wolves-need-to-study-a-human-or-that/)

[L. David Mech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-david-mech/)

> [Dominance is one of the most pervasive and important behaviors among wolves in a pack.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-david-mech/dominance-is-one-of-the-most-pervasive-and-important-behaviors-among/)

[L. David Mech](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-david-mech/)

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