What Do Bears And Wolves In Yellowstone National Park Do When No One's Watching?

[The Straight Story]

There was a spot cleared right across the river from these two. Once I stopped I was able to look closely and saw the wolf was "playing" with a grizzly bear. I thought they might be attracted to a carcass, but there was no food around. The bear rolled on its back with its feet in the air. It also slid around the snow. The wolf stayed close, checking things out. The bear approached the wolf and they appeared to sniff around each other and on the ground. I had my camera so I took several pictures. They interacted for more than five minutes and then they both walked up the small drainage and out of sight. I don't know if that's a common type of encounter, but I doubt I will ever see it again!


http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2011/08/what-do-bears-and-wolves-yellowstone-national-park-do-when-no-ones-watching8548

[geardaddy]

1. My guess is the bear is discussing how to steal pick-a-nic baskets.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

4. That would be a booboo

[geardaddy]

9. heh heh.

:D

[SpiralHawk]

11. Smarter than the average DUer

[no_hypocrisy]

28. Woo Hoo! Yogi!

[chill_wind]

2. Love it!

K & R.

[sasha031]

3. I needed something to smile about, thank you

[iemitsu]

5. if only our congress could play together so well.

[patrice]

6. Interesting question.

:hi:

[KittyWampus]

7. Anyone see the pix of the polar bear encounter with sled dogs up North?

Some guy has his sled dogs tied up for the night and a polar bear came along. He was afraid the bear would eat his dogs (they would and could) but instead the polar bear played with the dogs.


Here's a link story with pix:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/polardog.asp


Here's another video of polar bears and sled dogs that WILL MAKE YOUR DAY!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE-Nyt4Bmi8

[CanonRay]

8. Thanks, I needed a grin

:)

[Tyrs WolfDaemon]

10. Why wouldn't a bear play with something this cute

[jberryhill]

17. Just about all mammals find the young of other mammals to be "cute"

Except humans in restaurants.

[Tyrs WolfDaemon]

26. You're wrong!

Only wolves and foxes are cute. The foxes also have some true vixens. :evilgrin:






As to humans in restaurants: My daily migraines make me very sound sensitive. For that reason, I find all humans annoying in restaurants, especially my sister.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

31. I dated a fox. She was a vixen.

[tblue37]

12. Remember when the photos of the polar bear playing with the sled dogs went

around the internet some time ago?

http://cubeme.com/blog/2010/01/20/polar-bear-makes-a-friend-photos-by-norbert-rosing/

Here's a video of polar bears playing with sled dogs. Some of the moments in this video seem a bit more uncomfortable for the dogs, though apparently nothing unfortunate happened:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE-Nyt4Bmi8

BTW, bears and dogs are pretty closely related species:

The fossil record indicates that bears evolved from "dog-like" animals, thus the Family most closely related to Ursidae would be Canidae (the dogs).

http://www.americanbear.org/Evolution%20-%20Taxonomy.htm

[leveymg]

13. If you're not doing anything for breakfast, why not hang around for a while?

[DFab420]

lol.. I can only imagine a noir spy film dialoge.

Bear: It is sunny out today

Wolf: Only when the clouds part

Bear: A Wolf, good to see you, how vas the Kremlin

Wolf: Cold, but I have the microfilms!

[KittyWampus]

18. That wasn't a wolf it was a MOOSE, silly.

[DFab420]

21. Haha you got exactly what I was goin for!!

[pipi_k]

14. This is why I like animals way more than I like some people n/t

[MuseRider]

15. Cool!

I once watched coyotes and deer playing. They did it every morning during the early spring for about 2 weeks. I would have my coffee on the deck and watch them chase each other and pretend to hide and then run in circles. I had never seen it before and have never seen it since. When they tired they would just walk off. It was quite a sight.

[Taverner]

16. They are cousins, in a way...

I wonder if they wanted to play "Beardog"?

[Lebam in LA]

19. We have families of Raccoons and Possums

that hang out in our back yard. There were a few fights between the raccoons, the possums and our cats. Now they all accept each other quite nicely. What a surprise when I came into the dining room and found them all eating together. The cat door is now closed all the time

[tblue37]

30. Wild raccoons are a major rabies vector, so I am glad you plan to

keep your kitties away from them, even though they are fascinating to watch--from a distance.

[joeybee12]

20. It happens...I've seen it...young bears who are just on their own still

looking for companionship and wolves and coyotes are not what mama told them are food.

[awoke_in_2003]

22. oh my...

bears and wolves living together :)

[Shagbark Hickory]

23. *You* took that picture?

[The Straight Story]

25. no, see link - wish I did though :) (nt)

[Shagbark Hickory]

27. I just love how people post pictures and content here

[Speck Tater]

24. Just over that next hill is where they hold their poker games. nt

[Maru Kitteh]

29. Karaoke.