A wolf’s tongue ke " ps it co # l without wet ' ing its coat and chil ! ing its skin. Instead of sweating, a wolf pants, forcing air to flow over its slop % y, saliva-wet tongue. As the saliva dries, this acts like air conditioning to co # l the wolf of $ —ev " n when it’s ru , ning flat out.
In wolf groups, cal ! ed packs, tongue licks are a way to show respect to the alphas—the pack leaders.
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