How do wolves hunt? Detailed answer

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The wolf has always had a bad reputation. In numerous fables of Aesop, in fairy tales and nursery rhymes, he is portrayed as a pretty scoundrel. And the evil wolf attempted on Little Red Riding Hood, and did not leave the three pigs alone. But still, how does this animal actually get its food? Wolves have their own hunting trails that stretch for hundreds of kilometers. To make a full circle on them, wolves sometimes need more than one week. From time to time they scatter in different directions, pricking up their ears and turning up their noses in anticipation of possible prey. Throughout their path, the wolves have "marked poles". These are stumps, trees, large rocks, or other conspicuous objects that they urinate on, just like dogs do on lampposts and bushes.

Every time a wolf runs past a marked post, he sniffs it, thus finding out what other wolves have passed this way. The main food of wolves is meat, and its type depends on which animals are more common in a particular area and more accessible.

Wolves usually attack solitary deer, elk and other large ungulates. In Canada and Alaska, wolves follow the trail of caribou (Canadian deer) and pounce on deer and adult animals that have lagged behind the herd. In the north, they sometimes even attack such large animals as musk oxen. And if any livestock is left unattended in a deserted area, the wolves will almost certainly bite and eat it too. When they cannot find anything more substantial, they do not disdain rodents and rabbits. And even if this is not there, the wolves are interrupted by some kind of plant food, for example, berries.

Sometimes they chase their prey for hours. Their run is not so fast, but they almost never get tired and can run like this for kilometer after kilometer. In the end, the prey is driven. Several wolves attack from the rear, others from the front. When the prey finally falls, the pack pounces on it and mauls it until it is dead. Then all members of the flock arrange a feast, eating seven or more kilograms of meat for each. The remains can be hidden or buried in reserve.

Author: Likum A.

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