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Kamera Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Belichtung 0,004 sec (1/250)
Blende f/6.3
Brennweite 313 mm
ISO-Empfindlichkeit 2000
This is an image of a wolf spider taken in the same area as Saturday's upload.
There are a few differences between this wolf spider and the one I uploaded on Saturday. The other one has a plate at the top of the junction between head and abdomen, the abdomen itself has a different pattern and of course it is carrying its egg sac at the front instead of the rear. Judy Gallagher suggests that the one on Saturday could be a Fishing spider. I really hope so, as it would be a first for me :-)
The gray wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the timber wolf or western wolf.
In 2013, a genetic study found that the wolf population in Europe was divided along a north-south axis and formed five major clusters. Three clusters were identified occupying southern and central Europe in Italy, the Dinaric-Balkans, the Carpathians. Another two clusters were identified occupying north-central Europe and the Ukrainian steppe. The Italian wolf consisted of an isolated population with low genetic diversity. Wolves from Croatia, Bulgaria, and Greece formed the Dinaric-Balkans cluster. Wolves from Finland, Latvia, Belarus, Poland and Russia formed the north-central Europe cluster, with wolves from the Carpathians cluster coming from a mixture of wolves from the north-central cluster and the Dinaric-Balkans cluster. The wolves from the Carpathians were more similar to the wolves from the Pontic-Caspian Steppe than they were to wolves from north-central Europe. These clusters may have been the result of expansion from glacial refugia, an adaptation to local environments, and landscape fragmentation and the killing of wolves in some areas by humans.
In 2016, two genetic studies of North American gray wolves found that they formed six ecotypes – genetically and ecologically distinct populations separated from other populations by their different type of habitat. These six wolf ecotypes were named West Forest, Boreal Forest, Arctic, High Arctic, Baffin, and British Columbia. The studies found that precipitation and mean diurnal temperature range were the most influential variables. These findings were in accord with previous studies that precipitation influenced morphology and that vegetation and habitat type influenced wolf differences.The local adaptation of a wolf ecotype most likely reflects a wolf's preference to remain in the type of habitat that it was born into.
Yamnuska Sanctuary, Cochrane, Alberta
Wolf-dog hybrid (hybrid for short) is a term used to identify the offspring that resulted from the mating between a wolf and a domestic dog. Some may use the term wolf-dog hybrid and wolfdog interchangeably, but there is an important distinction between the two. Wolfdogs are not always hybrids, and it is often used to describe a domestic dog with a relatively recent wolf ancestry.
Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) and wolves (Canis lupus) share an evolutionary past and thus display similar physical and behavioral traits. These two species are interfertile, meaning that they can interbreed and produce viable offspring. In other words, wolves can breed with dogs, and their offspring can produce offspring themselves. Although hybridization can occur naturally in the wild, these events are relatively rare because the territorial nature of wolves leads them to protect their home ranges from intruding canines such as dogs, coyotes and other wolves.
Despite their shared ancestry and ability to interbreed, these two species are very different. Wolves are wild animals, and they are shaped by evolutionary pressures that allow them to find food, keep themselves safe, and produce offspring. The genetics that they express in the environments that they live in allow them to survive, without the help of humans.
Domestication is the process by which a wild animal adapts to living with humans by being selectively bred by humans over thousands of years. Dogs evolved from a common ancestor with the wolf through a centuries-long process of domestication.
Through this process, a dog’s behavior, life cycle and physiology have become permanently altered from that of a wolf. In essence, the selective breeding process has put a different set of pressures on dogs, shaping them so that they are more dependent on humans for their survival and make them flexible to our way of living. The genes they express, have been altered to varying degrees from their wild counterpart and help them live that domestic life well.
Governed by their instincts, wolves, both in the wild and in captivity, exhibit behavior that is relatively consistent. Their behavioral characteristics have been studied and observed for many decades by researchers, and much has been published about their social dynamics, hunting behavior and territorial nature. Thanks to the researchers’ hard work, we can understand the wolf’s reactions to different situations based on their inherent instincts. However, just as with any wild animal, their behavior will always retain some unpredictability.
Gray Wolf
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
We had seen that the pack had spread out before and after crossing the Madison river--some taking the bridge, and some cutting across the open plain, meaning that they had to cross the river by swimming through it--but we didn't know where they all went. So we sat by the side of the road and waited to see where they would show up.
Lo and behold, this beautiful creature just emerged right next to the van and, as I was sitting next to the door, I managed to overcome my shock and get a few shots in without shooting through tainted glass.
It makes me sick to my stomach when one hears how they are being decimated outside of the park.
Wolf Spider Focus Stack - Trying something new today. I got a chance to test out the built in focus stacking on the Canon R5II on this (dead) Wolf Spider that my daughter found in our driveway. Pretty good results for first attempt but will definitely take some practice.
I was somewhat impressed with the clarity of the water in the western Montana 'pond' which allowed such wonderful reflections of this Timber Wolf. I almost think he scared himself with his own reflections.
In Baden-Wuerttemberg, my Area they have one living wild wolf spotted. Could be that he is ill :( they try to find out. In past there where no wild wolves here... but seems that some are coming from France or Switzerland to Germany.
This is not a wild one ;) This is a timber wolf in the wild park Bad Mergentheim
This was taken a few years back in Yellowstone National Park! We watched this wolf eat all the eggs out of the nest!
A semi-tame wolf photographed at the Triple D Game Preserve in Montana, near Glacier National Park, September, 2016
This was taken at Bearizona near Williams AZ in a snowstorm.
This may be my last post for awhile. I was recently hospitalized and am in the process of closing the place up in AZ and arranging a flight back to Ontario ASAP for further treatment. It's been a scary time and I will be unable to be on Flickr much for the next little while. Stay well everyone and please excuse my inability to comment on all your great work. I will check in when able.
Hair : Dura-110
Top : True Damage-Mike Sweater
Bottom : True Damage-Ewan Short
Knife in mouth : True Damage-Sora Mouth Knife
Boots : AsteroidBox. Obsidian Boots
A wolf at the Grizzly and Wolf Center in West Yellowstone Montana watches a Raven sitting above its enclosure.
Again playing with Gimp and my pictures =)
This pictures is from when I went to Buin Zoo
BTW.. Gimp is a program just like Photoshop but free.. ^-^
Zoo : Buin Zoo
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Otra vez jugando con Gimp y mis fotos =)
Esta foto es de cuando fue al Buin Zoo
BTW.. Gimp es un programa como Photoshop pero gratuito.. ^-^
Zoo : Buin Zoo