Killing and caching of an adult White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, by a single Gray Wolf, Canis lupus

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Abstract

A single Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) killed an adult male White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and cached the intact carcass in 76 cm of snow. The carcass was revisited and entirely consumed between four and seven days later. This is the first recorded observation of a Gray Wolf caching an entire adult deer.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Killing and caching of an adult White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, by a single Gray Wolf, Canis lupus
Series title Canadian Field-Naturalist
DOI 10.22621/cfn.v125i2.1200
Volume 125
Issue 2
Year Published 2011
Language English
Publisher Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
Publisher location Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Contributing office(s) Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
Description 3 p.
First page 162
Last page 164
Time Range Start 2006-02-02
Time Range End 2006-02-08
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Lake
Other Geospatial Superior National Forest
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