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Post by Gorilla king on Jul 10, 2021 23:00:23 GMT -5
THE GREAT BEAR ALMANAC. A BISON DESTROYS A BEAR IN A FIGHT. THE BEAR HAD TWO HOLES IN IT. ALL THE BEAR’S RIBS ON ONE SIDE WERE BROKEN.
ALSO, HUNTER WITNESSES A HUGE MALE GRIZZLY ATTACK A SMALL HERD OF BUFFALO COWS PROTECTED BY FIVE OR SIX BULLS. WHEN THE BULLS CHARGED, THE BEAR STRUCK ONE OF THEM SO HARD WITH HIS PAWS THAT HE BROKE THE BACK OF THE BULL, KILLING HIM INSTANTLY.
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Post by Gorilla king on Aug 1, 2021 23:18:29 GMT -5
Wolf–Bison Interactions in Yellowstone National Park
Abstract
We studied interactions of reintroduced wolves (Canis lupus) with bison (Bison bison) in Yellowstone National Park. Only 2 of 41 wolves in this study had been exposed to bison before their translocation. Wolves were more successful killing elk (Cervus elaphus) than bison, and elk were more abundant than bison, so elk were the primary prey of wolves. Except for a lone emaciated bison calf killed by 8 1-year-old wolves 21 days after their release, the 1st documented kill occurred 25 months after wolves were released. Fourteen bison kills were documented from April 1995 through March 1999. All kills were made in late winter when bison were vulnerable because of poor condition or of bison that were injured or young. Wolves learned to kill bison and killed more bison where elk were absent or scarce. We predict that wolves that have learned to kill bison will kill them more regularly, at least in spring. The results of this study indicate how adaptable wolves are at killing prey species new to them.
(Between 1997-1999, only 1 adult male with a broken leg killed by 7 wolves of the Druid pack)
academic.oup.com/jmammal/article/81/4/1128/2372815
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Post by tyrannosaurs on Aug 2, 2021 3:18:58 GMT -5
That's great King Kodiak! Do you have any other studies?
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Post by Gorilla king on Aug 7, 2021 6:06:28 GMT -5
Incredible images show bison protect calf from coyote at Yellowstone National Park
Stunning photos show a bison defend her newborn calf from a coyote in Yellowstone National Park.
The photos, taken by Ranger Joy Guffy, show the coyote attempt to chase the tiny calf and grab it, while the mother bison fights back.
Yellowstone National Park shared the photos on Twitter Tuesday and called the coyote "determined."
According to Yellowstone National Park, the bison had recently given birth.
While there aren't numbers on the bison calfs killed by coyotes or wolves each year, it's not uncommon for the young to become targets, according Jonathan Shafer, a Yellowstone National Park spokesman.
"When it comes to smaller animals, they're definitely preferred prey," Shafer told USA TODAY in a phone interview. "It's easiest to catch something small."
The photos show that despite multiple attempts to isolate the calf from its mother, the coyote came up empty handed.
Take that!
www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/355087001
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Post by Gorilla king on Aug 7, 2021 6:49:59 GMT -5
Some very interesting interactions between bison and wolves, sometimes its as gang warfare.
"I have seen 10 wolves hanging off a 2,000-pound bull bison," says Doug Smith, Yellowstone wolf biologist. Two of the wolves were briefly airborne, one was kicked, and the other was launched by a bison horn. The nine-hour assault ended with fresh meat for the pack. But one of the wolves did not live to eat it, and two others were badly injured.
In 57 interactions between wolf and bison documented in the park, in 43 of the interactions, including 12 with lone bison, the bison stood their ground rather than flee. In most of the encounters with multiple bison, the bison grouped tightly and faced the wolves. If the bison did not run, the wolves soon lost interest, presumably because they sensed thd bison were able to defend themselves. In some situations were wolves in Yellostone have been observed trying to prey upon a healthy bison plunging through deep snow, when the targeted animal reached solid ground and turned and faced the wolves, The wolves backed off.
In at least four of the 14 cases were bison ran, the wolves succeeded in killing a bison. In March of 1999, when 14 wolves from the Crystal creek pack took on 55 bison in Pelican Valley, the assault lasted nine and a half hours. The wolves chased the bison, the pack killed an adult female. Less than 2 weeks later, the same pack killed a yearling.
books.google.com/books?id=YAywtv-mSdwC&pg=PA199&dq=Bison+kills+lone+wolf&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiXkuP7653yAhUTHs0KHZuuAT0Q6AF6BAgEEAM
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Post by Gorilla king on Aug 27, 2021 15:41:04 GMT -5
BISON CHASING WOLF:
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Post by Gorilla king on Nov 11, 2021 19:39:52 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Nov 11, 2021 21:13:55 GMT -5
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Post by arctozilla on Nov 12, 2021 10:10:54 GMT -5
There are some accounts saying that 3 or lone wolves can kill healthy adult bison and moose. Are those true?
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Post by Gorilla king on Nov 12, 2021 10:22:47 GMT -5
There are some accounts saying that 3 or lone wolves can kill healthy adult bison and moose. Are those true? What do you think? Can 3 or lone wolves kill a healthy full grown bison? Read this whole thread, start from page 1 and find out. Especially read this post:
Reply #48:
beargorillarealm.proboards.com/post/1795/thread
So 10 wolves needed 9 hours to kill a bull bison, with 1 dead wolf and 2 badly injured. And most likely the bison was at its weakest as reply #67 states. Does it look like 3 wolves have a chance? There is your answer.
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Post by Gorilla king on Nov 30, 2021 21:08:15 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Dec 19, 2021 10:15:48 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Dec 26, 2021 23:32:06 GMT -5
WOLF GETS TOSSED BY A BISON:
DESCRIPTION:
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Post by Gorilla king on Feb 5, 2022 18:32:40 GMT -5
"The result is that bison herds are often invulnerable to attack"
Catlin (1844) was the first to note this: "while the herd of buffaloes are together, they seem to have little dread of the wolf , and allow them to come in close company with them"
One hundred years later, wildlife biologist Dewey Soper (1941), who authored one of the first scientific studies of bison , including his observations of wolf-bison interactions in WBPN, similarly noted that "bison often exhibit a most curious indifference to wolves" and that they generally "showed no fear" of wolves. Together, large size and herd behavior generally favor bison in the balance of power between wolves and bison. Long ago, Fuller (1960, 16) noted that "bison appear to accept the presence of wolves without panic."
books.google.com/books?id=BJbICQAAQBAJ&pg=PA111&dq=Catlin
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Post by oldindigosilverback on Feb 6, 2022 4:05:51 GMT -5
Wolves seem to be hesitant to attack bisons in general.
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Post by Gorilla king on Apr 10, 2022 13:24:39 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Apr 19, 2022 13:47:43 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on May 6, 2022 16:28:14 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Jun 11, 2022 16:59:50 GMT -5
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Post by Gorilla king on Sept 24, 2022 6:29:06 GMT -5
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