At a wolf preserve, we were told that one of the packs was currently leaderless, with several betas vying to be the alpha.  This was apparently an unusual situation as it had gone unresolved for quite some time.<p>This was precipitated by the previous alpha being tranquilized and brought to the vet, where the alpha died.  The thinking was that since the other wolves did not see the alpha actually dead, it created a lot of confusion for the pack.  They&#x27;ve since changed policy.