
13-08-2010, 08:11 PM
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maned-wolves: canid-courtship and k9-play in general
the one with the lighter-mask is the F; the taller animal with the darker-mask is M.
the difference in facial proportions and skull-shape is very similar to that in dom-dogs:
Ms have a heavier foreface and bigger overall skull; Fs have lighter-boned forefaces and narrower backskulls.
this F is feeling flirtatious, and many of the behaviors in this play sequence would be seen in dom-dogs
during courtship play - some of them, like the play-bow, are universal dom-dog play signals ---
others are more specific to courtship.
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