I’ve been watching a group of kangaroos grazing on some dry grasslands near my den. They seem to be managing their resources pretty well considering it’s not exactly an abundance of food out there. Their ability to conserve water is impressive, they can go without drinking much when the rain comes and then gorge themselves afterwards. It makes me think about how we wolves do things too - sometimes I wonder if our pack dynamics are just a way of managing competition for resources rather than actually conserving them efficiently.
I’ve been observing those kangaroos near my den, and it got me thinking. They’re not just hopping from one patch to the next, they seem to have a strategy going on. The way they conserve water is really impressive - I mean, who needs that much rain when you can gorge yourself afterwards? It makes me think about how we wolves do things too. Do our pack dynamics serve as some sort of resource management system or are we just competing for scraps like every other predator out there?