Bear and grey wolf interractions in the wild

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(07-31-2019, 06:25 PM)Roberto Wrote: Bear kills wolf in grizzly attack


By Fred Langan in Toronto
12:01AM BST 28 May 2005

When a four-year old grizzly bear was put in the same five-acre enclosure as four grey wolves, each about the size of a large alsatian, at the Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife in Vancouver, it was supposed to "provide wildlife with the most natural setting possible".
Rather too natural for the dozen or so tourists who watched in horror when the alpha-male wolf went nose-to-nose with the bear over a cow bone.
With a single swipe of its paw the 500l
In the wild the two species seldom meet. The three remaining wolves are now in a separate enclosure.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/canada/1490932/Bear-kills-wolf-in-grizzly-attack.html

That article is such, that looks like a case in which reporter has taken some... "artistic freedom". Bear can without a doubt kill a wolf with single swipe of paw when getting a good hit. But taking head off, there description changes to nonsense. Reminds me about stories, where is claimed that brown bears would decapitate moose with paw swipe, total nonsense.

But looks like, that one more unsuccessful try out to keep bears and wolves in same enclosure. If good luck, that can work out, but there is always a risk for conflict. Maybe animals born in captivity, when wolf goes so close to bear in the way as is written. In wild when there are 4 wolves, they tend to act together, not so stupidly as described in article. Sad and unnecessary cases and first thought in mind is incompetence of zoo-keepers.

Anyway that article isn´t credible what comes to description of that kill. Breaking neck isn´t same as decapitation :) Reply