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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Oh, I suspect they are still around-just not right behind your house any more.
The pack may have broken up or they've moved to greener pastures.
Could have all been shot, trapped or poisoned around here.
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