09-23-2012, 09:21 AM
I was just curious: I've always thought that borders weren't a strict line across a territory but more a general gradient where scents grow stronger and it becomes more obvious that a pack has laid claim to a certain area. So if a wolf notices, 'hey, this smells an awful lot like a pack,' they'd stop and howl versus walking farther into claimed territory. I've always thought there might be a few metres of a buffer where the scents aren't a perfect ring around the territory, so you couldn't say: 'If I take one more step, I'm in claimed territory.' Is that right?