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Yellowstone wolf, alone and injured, shows true grit against coyotes
Yahoo ^ | 15 June 2021 | David Strege

Posted on 06/16/2021 2:49:35 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

A gray wolf in Yellowstone National Park was hungry and alone—and worse, it was nursing an injured front leg, making it difficult to hunt for food.

Fortunately, it tracked down a bison carcass. Unfortunately, a pack of coyotes stood in its way.

“Usually, a wolf can easily dispatch a coyote with a bite, but a lone injured wolf against a pack of coyotes, the odds were now in the coyotes’ favor. This wolf weighed his odds and took the chance to eat.”

“After watching him feed safely and then just walking away un-harassed, we knew it bought itself a few more days to survive in Yellowstone. Being alone is bad, alone and injured is even worse, but alone, injured and pack of coyotes nipping at your butt is about as bad as it gets for a wolf.”

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To: Eagles6

Oh, I suspect they are still around-just not right behind your house any more.


21 posted on 06/16/2021 8:57:38 PM PDT by snuffy smiff (Vsetko Umiera! Build the Wall and build it tall, then build a gallows and hang them ALL!)
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To: snuffy smiff
Could be.

The pack may have broken up or they've moved to greener pastures.

Could have all been shot, trapped or poisoned around here.

22 posted on 06/16/2021 9:31:19 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix circa 1984.)
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