Question

It is in fighting that [huskies] betray their most wolfish trait. As long as two combatants are on their feet there is no interference, the onlooking huskies merely crowd interestingly around, ready, however, for the first slip. And the instant one or the other of the dogs goes down, the whole band pitches upon him. Which is the best summary of the excerpt? Huskies are like wolves in the way that they act during a fight. Huskies stay out of the fight until one of the dogs makes the first slip. If a husky is injured during a fight, the whole pack jumps on him. It is in fighting that huskies betray their most wolfish trait.

Answer 1

If a husky is injured during a fight, the whole pack jumps on him.

Step-by-step explanation:

This is the sentence that best summarizes this passage. The main purpose of the passage is to explain the behaviour of huskies during a fight. The author tells us that huskies generally do not intervene during a fight, unless one of the combatants is injured. In that case, then the whole pack jumps on him. This is the sentence that contains all of this information.