Seeing the wolf in the woods really made my hackles rise.
When a wolf raises it's hackles, it is normally very mad and ready to fight. This is normally when they're barring their canines or they could even raise their hackles while playing with another wolf.
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Buffalo Bill - 1983 Hackles 1-12 was released on: USA: 1983
Erectile hair in the neck area
The hairs on the neck and back that stand up when a dog is showing aggression are called "hackles."
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Hackles consist of the hairs along the backbone, generally from the neck to the tail. These hairs have a piloerection function, meaning that they have a tendency to raise under certain circumstances. The effect is more pronounced on the shoulder area because the hair in this area is much longer. The hackles may raise for various reasons. The most common causes are fear and aggression.
when the hairs stand up on a dogs back they are known as Hackles
"Getting one's hackles up" is a reference to animals that, in an effort to make themselves appear larger and more menacing, they will raise the hair on the back of their neck and down their back to serve as a visual warning to their apponent that the situation is reaching the flash point.
Boy chicks at 6 weeks old will have a more developed comb and wattles than a female chick. The comb should start to go red quicker too. They will also start to develop pointed feathers on their lower back (hackles) at about 8 weeks.
You must be more specific. Fierce how...by just barking? Growling snarling? Tail up? Down? Ear position? Hackles up?