LittleLadyhawke's Untamed Realm
Episode 2
Good evening and welcome to another exciting episode of Untamed Realm. I'm your host JB. Last week, we took you into the world of Hawk, the leader of an advanced and quite eccentric pack. We showed you some of the "morning members" of his pack and promised we would try and get to know some of these member's functions. Tonight, we will introduce you to one of Hawk's underlings; his second in command if you will. Tonight Untamed Realm will take you inside the world of Conrad S. Hauser aka Duke. Scientific name: Manakis of Actionus.
Today has been most eventful. Unfortunately, we missed the gathering of the "morning members" with Hawk, as we were experiencing technical difficulties and they arose earlier than anticipated. Just another sign we here at Untamed World need to keep on our toes when dealing with this pack. We catch up to Duke shortly after the gathering with Hawk.
He seems to be on a mission. Notice the long strides, as he walks the open fields of the territory looking for his target. Note how, as with Hawk, he stops every so often to check if anything is erroneous. We believe he does this to circumvent any problems that may arise and interrupt the work of his pack leader which in turn could be problematic for Duke. As we mentioned in the previous episode, when something is amiss, the pack leader makes sure his direct underlings know about it.
Duke stops on a hill overlooking what we call the exercise pasture. Here, many members of the pack can be seen being put through their paces by a rather gruff and malodorous pack member we have seen at the morning gatherings. It appears Duke is calling to this member in particular.
I'm going to try to get closer, to see if we can get some idea of what is going on in the exchange. Notice the low and steady grunts of Duke as opposed to slightly belligerent grunts of the other pack member. There is obviously some sort of tension here. Just when we think there may be a standoff, the other pack member backs down, whether he does so out of respect or fear is unclear at this point. Having made his point, Duke ambles off to another area of the territory.
Again, he spots another member of the pack and calls to him. Ladies and gentlemen we are witness to something most extraordinary. The pack member Duke calls to is followed by another animal, which typically has a pack of its own. This pack member is accompanied by what is known as Canis domesticus, or the common dog. I believe this may be a Rottwieler, but I am unsure from this distance. Whether this animal has adopted this pack or been adopted by this pack is uncertain, but we can tell there is a certain amount of affection for the animal as Duke gives it a playful nudge. This is surprising, and it shows the diverseness of this pack.
After he stops and communicates for a while with other pack members, he obviously needs to feed. We catch up to him once again at the feeding cave. Where, oddly enough, he searches out particular pack members to join. It is evident this is a common occurrence, as the other pack members at this particular trough have saved him a feeding spot. He joins several of the morning members and engages in playful communication for just over an hour. Then, slowly with a full belly, he lumbers out of the feeding cave.
Like his pack leader, Duke also has a small "day cave". We have often wondered why he does not spend as much time in his day cave, as his pack leader does, but seeing as he does quite a bit of leg-work around the territory, we have taken note he does not get much time to enter the day cave. But, on occasion, he will use it as a welcome respite from the heat and stresses of the day.
He remains here in his day cave until it begins to grow dark. He then negotiates the vast terrain of the territory, not back to the feeding cave as we had expected, but to his evening cave where he uses the indoor watering hole to clean himself, and change skins. He then wanders over to the cave next to his and asks entrance from another of the morning members. He communicates quickly and quietly with its occupant, and proceeds into the fresh evening, obviously on another mission.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are going to have to move quickly here. It seems he has gotten into some sort of conveyance and is leaving the territory. We are going to have to be quick in order to keep up with him. We lose him in the dangerous terrain, but quickly find his conveyance parked outside a feeding and watering cave. This is odd. We are going to have to be very careful as we are in an unknown territory which may be run by a rival pack.
We look around the dimly lit cave and find our subject seated at a small trough with …is it?...it is! One of the female morning members! Ah! We are obviously witness to a courtship ritual. With this meeting being so clandestine, we have to assume the pack leader is unaware of it. They linger over the trough for a couple hours and then, in separate conveyances, return to the pack territory. Once there, he tries to elicit a favorable response from the female pack member and after a few moments is briefly rewarded for all his efforts before she escapes down the trail to the female pack members' evening caves.
Duke then makes his way to his evening cave, where oddly enough he chooses to bathe again, but this time seemingly in cold water, before huddling under the covers in search of a sleep that just may be elusive. This is rather confusing behavior, but as we have seen thus far all pack members seem to be afforded their own eccentricities.
In the upcoming weeks, we will try to keep you posted on the progress of Duke's courtship. In the mean time, thank you for watching Untamed Realm. I'm your host JB. Goodnight.