In the fictional Jellystone Park, it’s the tourists who have be wary of Yogi bear stealing food out of their picnic baskets. In the real-world , however, it seems like it’s the that have to be careful they don’t lose their dinners. But not to tourists.
To hungry (cue Duran Duran...
) In this incredible footage, shot by wildlife photographer , a playful wolf seems very interested in the carcass that the grizzly is merrily chowing down on (the carcass having been thoughtfully pixelated out by ABC’s Eyewitness News). As the wolf bounces around like a playful puppy, it’s not entirely clear if it’s actually more interested in the meal or trying to get the bear to play. Which seems unlikely and a very dangerous ambition.
Anyway, the grizzly’s having none of it. It lashes out at the leaping lupine at one point, though not with any great enthusiasm, then just goes back to eating. The wolf isn’t put off at all, and continues its merry dance for a while longer before eventually giving up.
In fact, earlier this year published an article on the unusual interactions between the wolves and bears at Yellowstone. “The park has very large packs of wolves,” says says Clayton Lamb, a wildlife scientist at the University of British Columbia and research firm Biodiversity Pathways. "And they have grizzly bears that overlap with them, which is not uncommon, but they do so in very open and easily viewable landscapes.
It can be fairly difficult to observe those sorts of interspeci.
