People have studied wolves to see how many animals they bring down. One moose was caught kill a wolf for this reason wolves try to find a moose that is old or sick-or one that is bogged down in the snow so it can not use it’s dangerous hoof’s to defend it’s self wolves don’t always catch the prey they attack.
Some animals that wolves hunt have dangerous weapons to defend themselves against attack. Deer and elk have hard hoofs that can crack wolf’s bones. Big horn sheep can butt with their heavy horns and cripple a wolf. Perhaps their favorite prey is moose. An average male moose weighs 1,200 pounds! And may stand over 6-½ ft tall at the shoulder. The hoofs of a moose can easily kill a wolf for this reason, wolves try to find a moose that is old or sick or one that is bogged down in deep snow Wolves don’t always catch the prey that they go after. In one study, researchers found that wolves caught only one out of 16 moose’s that they went after.
Some animals that wolves hunt have dangerous weapons to defend themselves against attack. Deer and elk have hard hoofs that can crack wolf’s bones. Big horn sheep can butt with their heavy horns and cripple a wolf. Perhaps their favorite prey is moose. An average male moose weighs 1,200 pounds! And may stand over 6-½ ft tall at the shoulder. The hoofs of a moose can easily kill a wolf for this reason, wolves try to find a moose that is old or sick or one that is bogged down in deep snow Wolves don’t always catch the prey that they go after. In one study, researchers found that wolves caught only one out of 16 moose’s that they went after.
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