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Likely the Junction Butte Pack of 8 wolves (filmed 3 of them here).
Filmed from over one half mile away (the other side of lamar valley floor), excuse the heat shimmer etc.
We got to Bozeman around lunch and after getting provisions and rental gear headed to Gardiner. We finally got into the park around 4:30. It was an amazing four hours. Wolves, bears, big horns, pronghorns, and a coyote. Here is a shot of a wolf looking for a way to get across the road in Lamar.
Black Wolf in the woods, Grand Teton National Park. This guy was one of a pack that had killed an elk close by, a big boar grizzly stole, then finished up the carcass.
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A lone wolf prowling through a snowy meadow near Nez Perce Creek in Yellowstone Park. (This wolf was killed by park rangers less than a week after the photo was taken)
This image captures the moment we first spotted wolves in Yellowstone NP. We were a little above Norris in the park which would put us in the range of the Wapiti Pack. #yellowstonenp #wapitipack #yellowstonewolves
This was the most incredible wildlife encounter Ive ever had. After tracking for three days by only paw prints, I was able to find the Wapiti Wolf Pack on snowmobile in Yellowstone National Park. By setting up out of sight I was able to spend 8 hours photographing their behavior during the feeding of this Bison. With 21 Wolf mouths to feed, this pack is healthy and flourishing.
Lamar Valley
A la tombée de la nuit, les loups sortent de la forêt. Le 6ème est gris, presque invisible, devant le loup noir de gauche...
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Black Wolf, on the hunt at Swan Flats in Yellowstone National Park.
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The alpha male of the Canyon Pack of wolves as of 2009 - 712M, a black wolf, stands on a ridge in the Lamar Valley on a foggy morning. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The drama portrayed in this image took place about a 1/2 mile away from us; this frame along with the next, and others I won't post provide just a glimpse into to the whole story as I had to over-crop and over-edit to be able to share what we saw (through high powered spotting scopes and the naked eye). Nonetheless, it takes my breath away each time I look back at these images and remember that day... Here, 3 members of Yellowstone's Wapiti Lake Wolf pack can be seen in pursuit of an Elk herd that had congregated at the top of the ridge. The white wolf on the left is the alpha female, and the black is the alpha male. I learned this, and many other details regarding this pack from local volunteers or "wolf-watchers." More can be found online at: www.yellowstonewolf.org/
We were watching for the wolves in the Lamar Valley of YNP when we came across three wolves on the left side of the road. As they ran ahead we followed in the chance the may cross the road and give us a much better view. They did cross and to our surprise there were 7 of them and they gave quite a show bouncing all over. Finally the crossed the Soda Butte River and moved further away from the road.
Slough Creek Wolf Pack - noted as the one wolf pack that regularly takes down and kills bison. Undoubtedly, one of the more popular species now found in Yellowstone Park is the gray wolf (Canis lupus). The adult male gray wolf stands 26 to 38 inches high at the shoulder and is usually 40 to 58 inches in length (excluding the tail). Males are 15 to 20 percent larger than females. The weight of gray wolves varies from 40 to 175 pounds. Coyotes are often mistaken for wolves; however, the coyote is actually much smaller at only 20 to 30 pounds in weight.
Although most wolves in North America are a grizzled gray color, they can range in color from tan to pure white or solid black. The gray wolf utilizes its acute senses to survive and flourish in the wilderness. Scientists have estimated that the wolf's sense of smell is up to one hundred times more sensitive than that of a human. One researcher found that a cow moose with twin calves was scented by wolves over four miles away. The sense of hearing is the next most acute of the wolf senses. Wolves can hear much higher frequencies than humans. While the upper auditory limit is 20 kHz for humans, wolves may detect frequencies as high as 80 kHz. Sight is perhaps the least developed of the wolf senses; however, it has been shown that the wolf's sight is at least as acute as that of humans.
Wolves are social animals that hunt, travel, and live in packs. The pack is primarily an extended family unit that is bonded very closely. The pack will consist of a dominant pair of breeding wolves known as the alpha pair, their current offspring, and a few yearlings or other young wolves. There is a definite hierarchy system within every pack with the dominant pair being referred to as alpha and the lowest member in the hierarchy known as the omega wolf. The social order of pack members will change throughout time as wolves sexually mature, reach old age, become ill or wounded, and become weakened. If one of the alpha pair dies or becomes weakened, the next most dominant wolf (called the beta wolf) will take its place. In a pack, only the alpha male and female are allowed to breed. Any attempt at breeding by other members of the pack is met with aggression by the alpha pair. Although the largest documented pack was one of 36 animals in Alaska, the average wolf pack consists of four to seven individuals.
Most Yellowstone visitors are eager to hear the howl of a wild wolf. Wolves do utilize several vocalizations for the purpose of communication. Howls, yips, squeals, growls, chirps, and barks may be used by wolves to express themselves. The best known form of vocalization is the howl which is used for the following reasons: 1) to notify other pack members or other packs of their location, 2) to attract potential mates, 3) to rally the pack before a hunt, 4) to announce alarm at the presence of an intruder, and 5) to express distress (pups often howl when they are stressed). In general, howling is used as a means of long distance communication. For short range communication, wolves use scent marking. Scent marks are used by a wolf pack to advertise its presence in an area.
Gray wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park in 1995. yellowstone.net/wildlife/wolves
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It's hard to contemplate, but it happens more than once in a while that some observer - embarrassingly, most often a rabid photographer - walks toward wildlife in an effort to get that perfect shot. The rules say give bison and bears at least 100 yards, and other wildlife, at least 25 yards, of space. But any time the observer's behavior causes the animal to change its path, stop eating, to startle, or become aggressive, the human is too close.
The sign also speaks to the traffic issues that invariably arise when wildlife is close to the road or has caused crowds to form at pullouts.
Yellowstone gray wolf #755 stands and surveys the land in front of him as he likes to keep his distance from the roads and people.
Grey Wolf, chasing Elk in Yellowstone National Park. This wolf is part of the alpha female of the Canyon Pack. Swan Lake is just south of Mammoth Hot Springs.
I was hiking swan flats two miles east of the road looking for elk durning the rut and while photographing a nice bull a black wolf strolled into the frame. He was setting an ambush which quickly ensued in front of me.
Taken about 15 minutes before sunrise with Nikon D3s. Massive noise reduction in LR4, but still pixellated…but who cares. Beautiful creature nevertheless.
I believe this is the ALPHA male of the Haydens (541M) taking a stretch. Could be wrong I can't see a collar here. We encountered in the Hayden Valley at approv Mud Volcano. We were photographing Bison, when we looked backward...and there they were........."Canis Lupus, he stands on top of the food chain in any territory he roams. He is careful, shy, but fears little. Scientists have estimated that the wolf's sense of smell is up to one hundred times more sensitive than a human. The sense of hearing is the next most acute of the wolf senses. Sight is perhaps the least developed of the wolf senses; however, it is every bit as good as human sight." CR: yellowstonewolves.org
We were watching for the wolves in the Lamar Valley of YNP when we came across three wolves on the left side of the road. As they ran ahead we followed in the chance the may cross the road and give us a much better view. They did cross and to our surprise there were 7 of them and they gave quite a show bouncing all over. Finally they crossed the Soda Butte River and moved further away from the road. We have been out there for the past 9 or so years and always have been on the lookout for the wolves. We saw them twice before but at a distance where we could only see them with binoculars or a spotting scope so we could never get a picture of them. So this was a treat to see them up close and a total of seven of them.
We were watching for the wolves in the Lamar Valley of YNP when we came across three wolves on the left side of the road. As they ran ahead we followed in the chance the may cross the road and give us a much better view. They did cross and to our surprise there were 7 of them and they gave quite a show bouncing all over. Finally they crossed the Soda Butte River and moved further away from the road. We have been out there for the past 9 or so years and always have been on the lookout for the wolves. We saw them twice before but at a distance where we could only see them with binoculars or a spotting scope so we could never get a picture of them. So this was a treat to see them up close and a total of seven of them.