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Related: About this forumResearchers Capture First Ever Video Of Wolves Fishing In Voyageurs National Park
24 December 2018, 8:27 am EST By Diane Samson Tech Times
Wolves in Minnesota were caught hunting for fish last spring. Researchers from Vayogeurs Wolf Project
found that wolves have a very varied diet that includes fishes and blueberries when their primary prey,
deer fawns, are harder to catch. ( Madeleine Lewander | Pixabay
Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota have been observed hunting freshwater fish, changing what is known about the diets of the carnivores.
Researchers from the Vayogeurs Wolf Project has video footage of wolves chasing and catching fishes from a nearby creek. According to the group, the video footage was captured in Spring 2018 using remote cameras.
The video was posted on Facebook on Dec. 12.
Wolves Catching Fishes
Most people think that wolves are blood-thirsty carnivores that slaughter moose and deer, but recent research reveals otherwise. In a paper published this month by the Vayogeurs Wolf Project, a collaboration between the University of Minnesota and Voyageurs National Park, researchers showed that wolves are adaptable, capable of finding unique food sources wherever they may be.
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https://www.techtimes.com/articles/236730/20181224/researchers-capture-first-ever-video-of-wolves-fishing-in-voyageurs-national-park.htm
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Researchers Capture First Ever Video Of Wolves Fishing In Voyageurs National Park (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Dec 2018
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sinkingfeeling
(51,279 posts)1. The one in the video is a great fisherwolf.
Sneederbunk
(14,208 posts)2. Fly or bait cast?
sinkingfeeling
(51,279 posts)3. Lunge casting.
Judi Lynn
(160,219 posts)4. Found another video, at TechTimes' Facebook page, filmed in daylight: