Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Mammoth Campground, Yellowstone
A very crazy day with the wolves, but,
unfortunately, no pictures.
Apparently all the pups in this den
have either died, been killed or carried away. Nobody is quite sure
of the fates of several.
2 we know are dead. One we watched get
buried by one of the female wolves. Another was eaten by this same
wolf, which is done with dead pups. 2 were carried down into a gully
by one of the male wolves and were never seen again. These 2 are
also presumed to be dead.
3 more were carried off into a forest
by the same female that buried the one. These we don't know their
fate. There is lots of specuation, and the experts are baffled as
well as us casual watchers. Was it revenge by the female for getting
beaten badly by the other females? Was something else happening and
she was taking her pups away for safety? Were they sick? Nobody
knows.
It's likely we'll never know exactly
what or why this happened.
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