Animal face-offs

Waterton Lakes National Park

With no one behind the lens influencing wildlife behaviour, remote cameras give us a rare opportunity to witness animals going about their daily lives, behaving naturally.

Occasionally these cameras even give us a glimpse of how different species interact when they encounter each other.

Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle
Bighorn sheep and mountain goats
Bighorn sheep and mountain goats
Grizzly bear and wolves
Grizzly bear and wolves
Skunk and cougar
Skunk and cougar
Black bear and wolves
Black bear and wolves
Brown black bear and wolf
Brown black bear and wolf
Coyote
Coyote
Fox
Fox
Fox
Fox
Red fox
Red Fox
Bald eagle and golden eagle
Bald eagle and golden eagle
Canada Lynx
Canada Lynx

Although wolves are the archetypal efficient predators, most prey chased by wolves actually get away. Only about one in three hunts are successful. To catch larger prey such as moose and elk, wolves typically work together hunting as a pack. Lone wolves will usually stick to small prey including snowshoe hare, squirrels or beaver.

It looks like this adult moose was just too much for this pair of wolves to take down.

A wolf tries to take down a moose
A wolf tries to take down a moose
Two wolves work together in the hunt
Two wolves work together in the hunt
It looks like the wolves are unsuccessful
It looks like the wolves are unsuccessful

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