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To: BiglyCommentary
I can’t see the wolverine with a whole bunch of woundings but no kill, and it doesn’t eat more than one or two sheep at a time, and I don’t think they just run around killing for sport.

You base these suppositions upon...?

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4 posted on 03/17/2022 12:27:10 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: alexander_busek

That’s very odd. What do you base your doubts on?


5 posted on 03/17/2022 12:31:28 AM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: alexander_busek
You base these suppositions upon...?

The whole issue of animals killing for sport (or fun) has been studied extensively, especially in apex predators such as wolves. The general consensus of research is that surplus killing is rare and the result of an opportunity that presented itself at that specific time. Research has also shown that surplus killing led to higher numbers of prey being cached.

8 posted on 03/17/2022 12:39:21 AM PDT by Fury
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