Exactly, daddy wolf and mommy wolf are alpha wolves. The issue is just who to assign the "alpha" term to: Alpha wolf is the top of the hierarchy, not the strong

Exactly, daddy wolf and mommy wolf are alpha wolves. The issue is just who to assign the "alpha" term to: Alpha wolf is the top of the hierarchy, not the strongest. This post just wants to redefine the "top" wolf, because of specifics of his knowledge: that strength is not the defining factor of alpha wolves, which is fine, but it seems to be like a grammar nazi yelling "well, actually, it's spelled xxx". If a wolf can't keep up a fight then it is bound to be killed unless every time he gets into a fight 10 other wolves defend him, in which case he's not weak anymore: he won a numbers game, or a social game, whatever, in other words, he's strong, the because is irrelevant, but in this case it is because he probably has a family and/or is useful to other wolves. In the end, the alpha wolf is an alpha wolf because he's resourceful. It could be a purple wolf, maybe you want to call it monkey wolf, I don't care, he is still the 'top of the hierarchy' wolf and I will simplify this to "alpha".