2021 THE ITALIAN WOLF:
BEST WISHES TO EVERYONE
A success story is always the result of teamwork
BEST WISHES TO EVERYONE
A success story is always the result of teamwork
Each country in the world is symbolized by an animal: many have eagles, bulls and lions, others have oystercatchers, “unicorns”, red admirals, carp, and even ladybugs. The Italian national symbolic animal is the Italian wolf (Canis lupus italicus), which is also the oldest wolf species from a genetic point of view.
In fact, studies of molecular biology and genetic analyses of wolves from various epochs have demonstrated that the Apennine Wolf (Canis lupus italicus) possesses a unique mitochondrial haplotype that is not shared by dogs or other species of wolf, but which is found in prehistoric wolves from the Upper Pleistocene.
Contrary to the popular conception of the “big, bad wolf”, these animals live together in highly organised groups that mirror the most efficient forms of business and social structures, where the common good is the single most important factor.
Discipline and team spirit, flexibility, the capacity to adapt and the ability to act rapidly combine to form a single quality: the great resilience of the wolf.
In the wake of such a difficult year, and the terrible consequences of the pandemic for humanity as a whole, and Italy in particular, where Covid 19 saw the human, cultural and scientific qualities of the Italian people emerge in every walk of life, from out balconies to our hospitals, it seems only right that we should dedicate our planner and calendar for the year 2021 to our beloved Italy and its “old” wolf, a social animal capable of living and working together in groups, overcoming hardship and adversity through determination and consolidating its place, like us, both in the environment and in history.
In fact, studies of molecular biology and genetic analyses of wolves from various epochs have demonstrated that the Apennine Wolf (Canis lupus italicus) possesses a unique mitochondrial haplotype that is not shared by dogs or other species of wolf, but which is found in prehistoric wolves from the Upper Pleistocene.
Contrary to the popular conception of the “big, bad wolf”, these animals live together in highly organised groups that mirror the most efficient forms of business and social structures, where the common good is the single most important factor.
Discipline and team spirit, flexibility, the capacity to adapt and the ability to act rapidly combine to form a single quality: the great resilience of the wolf.
In the wake of such a difficult year, and the terrible consequences of the pandemic for humanity as a whole, and Italy in particular, where Covid 19 saw the human, cultural and scientific qualities of the Italian people emerge in every walk of life, from out balconies to our hospitals, it seems only right that we should dedicate our planner and calendar for the year 2021 to our beloved Italy and its “old” wolf, a social animal capable of living and working together in groups, overcoming hardship and adversity through determination and consolidating its place, like us, both in the environment and in history.
