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Wolves, ravens, vultures, and other animals together made up the remaining 7.1% of deaths. [6] As all NASS statistics on sheep only take into account sheep after docking, the American Sheep Industry Association estimates that an additional 50–60,000 lambs were killed (before docking) that were not a part of the count. [7]
Two wolves feeding on a white-tailed deer. With medium-sized prey, such as roe deer or sheep, wolves kill by biting the throat, severing nerve tracks and the carotid artery, thus causing the animal to die within a few seconds to a minute. With small, mouselike prey, wolves leap in a high arc and immobilize it with their forepaws. [19]
The gray wolf is the largest wild member of the canid family, with males averaging 43–45 kg (95–99 lb), and females 36–38.5 kg (79–85 lb). [6] It is the most specialized member of its genus in the direction of carnivory and hunting large game.
The teamster plied the whip on his team and the sawyers shot and killed 27 wolves. The St. Johns Herald [123] Sheep farmer: Adult: ♂: 1881, November: n/a: near Dayton, Wisconsin: The farmer saw a pack of seven wolves devouring a dead sheep. Wolves had recently been taking a toll on local flocks.
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A stoat surplus killing chipmunks (Ernest Thompson Seton, 1909) Multiple sheep killed by a cougar. Surplus killing, also known as excessive killing, henhouse syndrome, [1] [2] or overkill, [3] is a common behavior exhibited by predators, in which they kill more prey than they can immediately eat and then they either cache or abandon the remainder.
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