Wolf (Canis lupus)

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Wolf vs old and sick deer caribou

The Mollie wolf pack.
Mollies visiting Lamar Valley on March 29th 2017 and testing a bison. The bison chases them off. The video was taken at 18:08 under thick clouds.

The 16 member Mollie wolf pack in Yellowstone National Park grabs a new born bison calf and then goes after the mother. The cow runs to a nearby group of adult bison for protection. The bull bison push the wolves away. The wolves return to the calf carcass.

Video captured using a Panasonic Lumix hand held camera through a Zeiss spotting scope on April 26, 2012

It seems like this Bison didn't appreciate this black wolf messing with some old Bison bones.

Baby Bison Takes on Wolf and Wins

While the Lamar Canyon pack (5 wolves) attempted to hunt a bison calf one of the adult males, Dark Black, or 993M now that he is collared, was scooped up by a bison cow's horn.  The wolf was then somersaulted, with his legs and tail well above the bison's head, and then thrown to the ground where he skidded several feet before jumping up and resuming the hunt.  Watch closely after Dark Black is tossed to the ground and you will notice that the second cow charges him.  If the wolf had not immediately gotten to his feet he would most likely have been gored or trampled to death.

As it is, Dark Black, escaped this harrowing ordeal with no visible injuries, although he appeared stiff and sore for a couple of days afterwards.

People who have watched wolves for two decades said that this incident between the wolf and the bison was the most amazing thing that they had ever witnessed.  Particularly since the wolf survived.

The hunt attempt on the bison calf was unsuccessful but the pack did have an elk carcass the following morning.

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