Scientists FINALLY Know What Is Driving Grizzlies Out of Yellowstone — And It Shouldn't Be Possible
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In August 2022, a naturalist captured photos of something that shouldn't exist: a dozen wolverines chasing a grizzly bear across a Teton snowfield. This unprecedented sighting challenges everything we know about North America’s most solitary and fearless predator. Known as the "mountain devil," the wolverine is a 30-pound powerhouse that routinely stands its ground against wolves and bears, but its true story is far more complex than the folklore suggests. From their bone-crushing jaws and ability to smell prey under 20 feet of snow to the surprising discovery that wolves are actually their deadliest rivals, we explore the biology and myths of this elusive scavenger. As climate change melts the deep spring snow they need for denning, the wolverine faces an existential threat. This video investigates the mystery on that snowfield and the real animal struggling to hold onto the highest, coldest corners of the American West.
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I've lived in AK for 57 years. It took 30-some years before I ever saw a Wolverine live. Seen their tracks for years before that. The closest encounter: about 7' away. Total coincidence. The outcome: It turned immediately and ambled off, up a hill at a modest pace it knew I couldn't match. That same day I saw another one, at a considerable distance. To me a total delight. I've also read early reports of Wolverines defending kills against Grizzlies. But 'chasing Grizzlies off a kill? That's a new one.
Can we learn to be more realistic and less "sensational" about these wonderful creatures, or is American Sensationalism so starved that every damn thing has to be made into a soap opera?
Every creature we now hear about on YouTube is now a threat to humanity, while we fully ignore that humans are the ones most likely to extinguish ALL LIFE ON EARTH in the near future. Why don't we sensationalize that?
Scientists FINALLY Know What Is Driving Grizzlies Out of Yellowstone — And It Shouldn't Be Possible
The Animal File
5,750 views
In August 2022, a naturalist captured photos of something that shouldn't exist: a dozen wolverines chasing a grizzly bear across a Teton snowfield. This unprecedented sighting challenges everything we know about North America’s most solitary and fearless predator. Known as the "mountain devil," the wolverine is a 30-pound powerhouse that routinely stands its ground against wolves and bears, but its true story is far more complex than the folklore suggests. From their bone-crushing jaws and ability to smell prey under 20 feet of snow to the surprising discovery that wolves are actually their deadliest rivals, we explore the biology and myths of this elusive scavenger. As climate change melts the deep spring snow they need for denning, the wolverine faces an existential threat. This video investigates the mystery on that snowfield and the real animal struggling to hold onto the highest, coldest corners of the American West.