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The wolverine's questionable reputation as an insatiable glutton (reflected in its Latin genus name Gulo, meaning "glutton") may be in part due to a false etymology.The less common name for the animal in Norwegian, fjellfross, meaning "mountain cat", is thought to have worked its way into German as Vielfraß, [5] which means "glutton" (literally "devours much").
Caribou live in herds of thousands which presents dangers for wolves. Elk live in small herds and these are a safer target. [4] A wolf carries its head at the same level as its back, lifting it only when alert. [9] In one study, wolves detected moose using scent ten times, vision six times, and once by following tracks in the snow.
A cow/calf winter herd is a herd that consists only of female elk and their young. In a normal winter, defined as one where there is a decent amount of snow fall, one study found that when the groups of cows and calves were safe from predation by wolves, about 75.6-83.0% of their diet was made up of graze whereas when wolves were present this number dropped to 61.6-69.4%. [3]
In 2015, two children received minor injuries after elk circled a picnic table in the Hualapai Mountains. In 2021, a woman received serious head injuries from an elk that had become habituated to ...
Video shows the intense moment a pack of wolves chases down a herd of more than 300 elk in Yellowstone National Park. The video follows the elk herd as it races away from wolves trailing behind it.
An Arizona woman died eight days after an elk apparently trampled her outside her home in what is believed to be the state’s first fatal elk attack on a person, wildlife officials said Tuesday.
Lagacé was taken to the emergency room, where he received first aid and precautionary rabies treatment. A month before the attack, another bicyclist had been pursued by a wolf in the same area. Upon learning of the attack on Lagacé, wildlife protection officers set up traps in the area according to their procedure. Rouge FM [85] and CHMP-FM [86]
A powerful winter storm is bringing snow squalls and biting winds to millions across the Northeast on Thursday.. Footage by Nathan Voytovick shows strong winds, blowing snow and poor visibility at ...