Wolves have an intricate social structure. The leader of the pack is known as the alpha. The alpha can be male or female but they tend to be male. There is usually an alpha pair and these are usually the only ones to mate. Sometimes an alpha will even stop any other wolves in the pack from mating. This may seem odd, but in this way important genetic traits are passed on.
The alpha pair aren't the only wolves in the pack that have titles. There are betas. Sometimes there can be multiple betas in a pack. Other social rankings are the young subordinates and juveniles and pops and the scapegoat or omega. The omega will live on the outside of a pack and is usually mistreated by the other members of the pack.
Wolves live in packs from 8 to 20 and are highly talanted and socially evolved. Overall the pack itself is a very atocratic system where each wolf has fought for the position it holds.
