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ADDICTION ¦
EATING | HEROIN
SPECTRUM OF HOMEOPATHY
JONATHAN HARDY ¦
LAC HUMANUM | LAC LUPINUM
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THE WOLF (CANIS LUPUS)
is a predator of the dog family (Canidae). A wild wolf pack is a family, where incest does not occur. The alpha wolf male
and female are father and mother. The female is submissive to the male as long as he obtains food for the young wolves.
She shows her submissiveness by various gestures. Yet she often has first pick of the food brought back by the male
wolf. He is not the first to eat; it is the young ones, who are given food by the male or female adult. Wolves hunt both
alone and in a pack. They are exceptionally skillful and clever hunters. The wolf father takes care of their young, often
playing with them. Wolves are sexually mature by the age of two and remain with their parents until that age. The young
wolves support the parents in bringing up the new cubs. Having reached sexual maturity, the young wolves generally
leave the parental domain and seek their own territory. The parents are fundamentally dominant towards their
young so there are no fights over the pecking order. Wolves in captivity behave differently than those in the wild.
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