Pack (canine)
Rudel is the colloquial name for a closed and individualized group of mammals. A pack is a closed group because the members of a pack are not interchangeable and it is an individualized group because the group members to recognize each other. In contrast, the herd describes an anonymous grouping of animals. There are in packs often a hierarchy and a certain division of labor.
The rudel forming mammals include both herbivores such as various types of deer, mouflon, chamois and ibex as well as predators such as wolves, mongooses, lions, hyenas. Collecting of animals, which form a pack, called roll along.
Term origin
The origin of the word "pack" is unknown. It first emerged in the Low German language, is since about the 17th century used in the hunter language and originally referred to the merger of a large number ( more than two) animals of certain wild species of mammals, especially deer and wild boar (today rather than rotting referred ).
The term "pack" is also passed into everyday language and refers to groups of individuals in connection with behavior or events. In some team sports, the concept of mass confrontation has established itself beyond.