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Wolves Near Chernobyl Develop Cancer-Resistant Genes

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These wolves are exposed to radiation levels over six times the safety limit for humans, showing altered immune systems and genetic changes that protect against cancer. submitted by /u/qqlan [link] [comments]

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How do small animals show trust with wolves?

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I read in a pinterest comment that smaller animals would let a wolf hold their head if they really trusted them and I thought it was really interesting but have no idea if it's true or what to look up to get more information submitted by /u/D0NTD13 [link] [comments]

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Question: How do Alpha wolves work outside of a pack?

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wolves usually travel in packs so i'm curious what behavior a wolf without a pack would exhibit when meeting another such wolf submitted by /u/One-Requirement-1010 [link] [comments] Hypothetically, if a male wolf came across a lone female wolf, would it consider the male another pack the way a full pack would?

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Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves on the Rebound in U.S. Southwest

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Once driven to the brink of extinction, Mexican gray wolves have slowly returned to the U.S. For the first time since their reintroduction more than two decades ago, their numbers total more than 200, according to federal officials. Read more. submitted by /u/YaleE360 [link] [comments]

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Evidence that crocodilians are smarter than dogs and wolves?

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Do these show that they might be smarter than wolves? I've read that crocodilians are really smart and that there's some observations in the wild of this, like balancing twigs on their snouts and some cooperative hunting tactics. submitted by /u/typingnickname2 [link] [comments]

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Could animals be bread for war?

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Say you get a few tigers, lions, wolves, bears, mate em and make an army for the sole purpose of war, get a few tigers turn em into war cats. Release them wherever the enemies are at night, highly trained war cats stealthily take out the outpost being guarded, how would this not work?

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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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I remember the guide on my first Kenyan birding safari remarking that “birding groups always see far more mammals than those who come just to see animals. At the time (1968) sightings of lynx in the Doñana were extremely rare as the animals were so shy: I was extremely fortunate to have this encounter. (I

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