Woman captures ride alongside 2 black wolves

[Cattledog]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/running-with-the-wolves-near-edzo-1.4024497

Video at link.

"I was so struck by the size of their heads and their jaws."

Miller said she followed the animals for a couple minutes in her car and filmed them as she passed.

She said the wolves were running "flat out."

"So many men have asked, how fast were they going? Had I been a man I may have looked. I don't know. I think between 40 and 50 [km/h]... it was fast."

[True Dough]

1. Those wolves move at a really quick clip

I'd much rather encounter them within the safe confines of a vehicle rather than on foot!

Some people have commented online that the driver was taking video with her phone while in a moving vehicle, which violates the law. A self-incriminating viral clip!

[2naSalit]

2. Most running wildlife

can exceed 35mph, that includes bison, bears and probably wolves, they may be a tad quicker since the others mentioned are their food and they have to catch them to eat. In Canada I think they use km so that would hash out to 35+ mph.

Have to wait to watch the vid but I think that would be kind of cool to witness. We have them around here too so I get to catch a glimpse on occasion.

[marybourg]

3. I only saw 1 wolf, but I saw what I think may be the shadow of a

helicopter and a glimpse of it for an instant in the upper left. Of course, mine eyes are not what they once were

[pansypoo53219]

4. i sat next to a wolf in colorado many years ago. she was pretty tame, but NO SCRUNCHIES!

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she liked attacking them. silver plume? i guess she missed attention during the summer. yes. wolf heads way bigger than dogs.

[eleny]

5. Are you saying that you saw a wolf near Silver Plume, CO?

If that's the case, then, wow!

[sinkingfeeling]

6. Smart wolves. They could run better on the pavement than in snow.

I petted a female wolf at a safari park last year.

[uponit7771]

7. Are dire wolves bigger?

[Cattledog]

8. Yes.

http://www.direwolfproject.com/dire-wolf/dire-wolf-appearance/dire-wolf-evolution-and-extinction

The Dire Wolf stood just over 2 feet tall (between 25 to 30 inches) and weighed on average 110 pounds with a maximum weight of 150 pounds (although some sources indicate from 125 to 175 lbs.). The larger bone set of the Dire Wolf compared to Gray Wolves living today would have created a much broader, stockier and denser animal. The feet of the Dire Wolf were larger with a notable splay enough to carry the heavy frame. The Dire Wolf's head is most significantly unique in that it was much broader, larger in size, and heavier than the typical Gray Wolf. Despite this increase in skull size, the Dire Wolf shows a smaller brain cavity. The length of the Dire Wolf from head to tail was around five to six feet.

[uponit7771]

9. Thx