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The Lamar Canyon Pack cornered this elk against the cliff and, according to observers, had latched onto the elk's hind quarters when the elk kicked loose and jumped down to the ledge below the cliff. Unwilling to engage the elk on the cliff, the pack waited above, and a standoff ensued. The elk eventually won as the pack left it for easier prey down in the valley. By the next morning, the pack had crossed the road and made a kill near the Lamar River. Although the wolves were visible each of our 3 days in the park, this was unfortunately the closest we were able to view them ( about half a mile away).
It was a sensational moment to get close to the wolves, in Northern Norway...
Amazing creatures, especially in the wild.
This one is one of the younger ones...
European Gray Wolves at feeding time.
Taken "On the fly", so please excuse any poor focussing, lack of DOF etc.
Tama Zoo, Tokyo.
Canon EOS 7D, Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 @ 500 ISO (set to 120mm)
Isn't she beautiful? I think this was my favourite shot of the day, taken when Mosi passed by and suddenly looked me straight in the eye for a moment... a memorable experience :) Mosi and her sister Mai are 2 Canadian wolf sisters, who live with another wolf, a male called Torak, at the UK Wolf Conservation Trust, near Reading. They are all around 3yrs old. Walking with the wolves really was incredible, a group of you are taken on a long (2hr long) stroll around the local fields with 2 wolves, each held by 2 handlers, the wolves walk in between you and you are able to "meet and greet" them, take photos and so on (keep your camera up when if they come over to say hello though, we were warned "if the wolf gets hold of your camera, it might not be returned in the same condition, if at all!".)
Mosi was "alpha" and was continually reminding Mai of that fact, not in a particularly aggressive way but in a very ritualised way, and it was clear that social standing meant a lot more to them than it probably does to most dogs. Their dominance and submissive behaviours were like greatly exaggerated versions of pet dogs, I found them much easier to read than most dogs. They were certainly very expressive!! As their handler said, each ear twitch and flick of the tail means something...
Mosi was a lot more inquisitive than her sister, everything had to be investigated and marked, she kept her eye on everything and everyone. Mai was quieter (though still very curious and playful - she had a special fascination with one woman's new wellies, rubbing against them over and over and sniffing at them excitedly, in the same way a dog might sniff a new toy!). Nothing escaped the sisters' notice, not 2 latecomers (out of a group of 30 of us) joining the group 15 minutes into the walk, or a dog passing by in the distance, or one of the other wolves at the centre moving to sit on a rise in her enclosure, two fields away.
It was fascinating being so close to these incredible animals - I even got to stroke Mosi (their fur has an amazing texture, soft but somehow coarse at the same time, very dry feeling). They were so familiar and dog-like in many ways, yet at the same time had a confident independence and intelligence that was more feline than anything else... It really was a privilege to meet them close-up, they have an amazing presence about them! I hope I'll go back there soon :)
European Timber Wolves fighting over dinner in the snow! (We could have a Macbeth moment here 'when shall we three meet again....) My youngest daughter, Jeannette, suggested we visit them today, she was right!
Couldn't resist adding another to this set, as the anticipation of the next flying bone made for great expressions. A picture is worth 1000 words.
European Gray Wolves (#9)
Tama Zoo, Tokyo.
Canon EOS 7D, Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 @ 500 ISO .
In the winter, the tide turns to the wolves, but in mid summer, the bison have the edge. These three bulls saw off the 4 members of the Lamar Canyon pack, who would have to settle for smaller prey on this day.
Info on Keoka from Colorado wolf and wildlife center's iPhone app: KEKOA is a Timber Wolf born in April of 2007 and weighs approximately 115 lbs. His name is Hawaiian meaning “BRAVE ONE.” Kekoa came from the Seacrest Wolf Preserve in Florida with this sister Sakara. Kekoa has a SWEET PERSONALITY and loves to greet visitors with wolf kisses. When he puts his paws on a person’s shoulders he TOWERS AT ABOUT 7 FEET. He is a handsome young male best known for this THICK, SILVER-GRAY MANE and striking appearance.
Jamie and I just got back from a weekend in Denali.
We'd heard that a pack of wolves had killed a dall sheep near where I Scream Gluch empties into the Tolkalt River.
We walked up the Tolklat. We saw an adult running across the river away from us. So we sat down on the cut back of the Tolklat and were waiting for his return. Suddenly we heard howling behind us. We went down stream trying to get a better vantage point for where we thought the howling was comming from. Suddenly 3 wolves, all pups suddenly came out of the willows and started playing with each other a little ove 50 yards away from us.
This is two of the playing pups. I probably snapped 300 photos in a span of 20 minutes or so until they ran off.
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film: 35mm Kodak Ultramax ISO 400 (under exposed 2 stops
Camera: Praktica MTL 50.
Lens: 50mm Prime lens
They have finaly sorted out the developing machean down the shop. Now i only have 200 shots to sift through!
Some stuffed wolves.
There were no wolves in Yellowstone in 1994. The wolves that were reintroduced in 1995 and 1996 thrived and there are now over 300 of their descendants living in the Greater Yellowstone Area. Recent studies have shown that wolves are quite intelligent and have strong family ties and complex social relationships. The real wolf facts about why wolves howl are, Saying hello - Wolves howl to greet fellow pack members, Communicate location - Howling is the most effective way for a member of the pack to call another to its location. Mark territory - Howls give warning to other wolves about a pack's territory boundaries. Call together - If a kill has been made, the best way to bring the pack together is to howl. Perhaps more interesting, researchers have now found that wolves howled more frequently to members of their pack with whom they spent more time. In other words, the strength of the relationship between wolves predicted how many times a wolf howled. There is one member of the pack who will tend to howl more boldly: the alpha male. The alpha male is the dominant male of the pack, and father of the pups. He is most likely to howl to, and even approach, a stranger often with confrontation on his mind. One sign of this aggressiveness can be heard in his voice; his howls become lower-pitched and coarser in tone as he approaches a stranger. Lowering the pitch of a vocalization is a nearly universal sign of increasing aggressiveness in mammals, and in wolves it can sound quite impressive. Wolves are excellent hunters and have been found to be living in more places in the world than any other mammal except humans. Fact, there have been no documented reports of a wolf killing a human. Wolves have two layers of fur, an undercoat and a top coat, which allow them to survive in temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius! In warmer weather they flatten their fur to keep cool. Wolves have sweat glands in between their paws. Wolves in the wild have short life spans. The average is only 6 to 8 years. The cubs weigh approximately one pound at birth and deaf and blind. A wolf pups eyes are blue at birth. Their eyes turn yellow about the time they are 6-8 months old. Wolves breed only once a year, December through March, depending on latitude, the gestation period is 63 days. The wolf has extremely powerful jaws capable of generating 1,500 psi pressure; bite strength of 500-700 pounds per square inch is about the highest for large dogs compared to a 120 psi for a human. Wolves run on their toes, which helps them to stop and turn quickly and to prevent their paw pads from wearing down. Wolves can swim long distances aided by small webs between their toes. Their bodies don't sweat it exacts though their feet. A light-reflecting layer on a wolfs eye called the tapetum lucidum , causes a wolfs eyes to glow in the dark and may also facilitate night vision. While a wolfs color perception and visual acuity maybe be inferior to a humans, a wolfs eyes are extremely sensitive to movement.
A black wolf is a melanistic color variant of the grey wolf. On January 15, 2009, a black male wolf from "Mollie's Pack" in the Yellowstone National Park's Pelican Valley was weighed in at 143 lbs, making it the largest Yellowstone wolf on record. Wolves are extremely opportunistic carnivores, and they will not miss a chance at a meal. While living in some of the most unforgiving terrain on the planet. Wolves have a vast communication repertoire including scent marks, vocalizations, visual displays, facial and body postures and rituals. Although most wolves have basically grey coats, hence the common name, the coats usually have a lot of base yellow interspersed between the salt-and-pepper fey and black hair. Wolves anywhere can have coats that grade from almost pure white to jet black, although all of the arctic wolves are usually all white.
Elk, it's whats for dinner. A pack of wolves attacks a herd of elk in Grand Teton National Park. the wolves are likely the Buffalo Pack. The hunt ended in success for the wolves.
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This European Gray Wolf was snoozing in the shadows when something caught its attention. At the very same moment, a shaft of sunlight caught its face.
Tama Zoo, Tokyo.
Olympus E-5, Zuiko 300mm f/2.8 ED.
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The picture is taken at "Skansen" in Stockholm. When I took the picture on the wolf I didn't realize that it was another one behind him.
One from a few weeks ago in the snow.
I was involved in a car accident a few days ago, some idiot hit the back of my car on the M25 with his van at speed, result, whiplash, and a badly smashed up VW Golf. I find out if the car is an insurance write off in a day or two. So no snaps for the time being, having a bit of an enforced brake.
Isla de Lobos, Fuerteventura
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