Wolf to Woof
2. Act out 2 possible domestication scenarios.
Scenario A: Humans adopted wolf pups, choosing those that were less aggressive and better at begging for food.
-1/3 of the student are humans with food, 1/3 of the students are docile wolves who beg for human scraps, the other are aggressive hunter wolves are “wild”, and wary of humans, i.e., less adept at begging for food.
-Which wolves continue to live with the humans, and have puppies with similar traits?
-Which have to work harder for food?
-Which fall ill easier?
Scenario 2: Dogs domesticated themselves by becoming scavengers that looked for food at human trash dumps. Animals that were less likely to flee from people became increasingly tame through the generations.
-Assign students as wolves or humans
-assign an area that is the “dump” with plenty of scraps of food during a difficult winter season for wolves
-some wolves should act less afraid of human interaction, an be more comfortable staying in the dump
-Some wolves should be more timid, and run away if any humans approach the dump.
-What will happen to the wolves that stay away from the dump?
-The ones that aren't afraid of the dump will become a little lazy about hunting and will wait for people to deposit their food into the dump.
