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Some ethereal footage from this summer. This wolf is a lone wolf passing through the area as there are no black wolves in the 19 packs in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem, which is not atypical. There have not been any black wolves in any packs in the area for...

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Pete Denkvor 1 Monat

Poor guy looks pretty light. I hope he finds a pack and is accepted.

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ArtNitavor 1 Monat

He's beautiful

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JRTvor 1 Monat

poor boy needs food

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Maseyvor 1 Monat

They are so beautiful, I pray they never die off. Nature’s magnificent beast. 🖤

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Elisabeth Olsonvor 1 Monat

Beautiful creature

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Meatwadvor 1 Monat

This account is making me seriously consider a trip to Voyageurs for wildlife photos instead of my yearly Yellowstone trip. Maybe I can combine a Sax-Zim trip with it

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Democracy Pursued by the Furiesvor 1 Monat

So wild and feral looking. Incredible.

Profilbild von Krpl 🇺🇸🇸🇪🇪🇺🗺️🐕🐱
Krpl 🇺🇸🇸🇪🇪🇺🗺️🐕🐱vor 1 Monat

I'm no expert at all but, among other things, it looks as if hie has a problem with his tail?

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Jeff Svor 1 Monat

That's too cool!

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Evolvevor 1 Monat

Majestic

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Ms.vor 1 Monat

Is it sick? It’s tail doesn’t look so good

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𝚠𝚘𝚕𝚏⚡️vor 1 Monat

🩶🩶🐺

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MeatOnAStickvor 1 Monat

Is there an ethological reason for black wolves being alone?

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Nascarbabyvor 1 Monat

Beautiful Animals. I saw black wolf a few years back just outside of Thunder Bay On Canada on Vibert Rd.

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Whopper-choppervor 1 Monat

Are black wolves all roamers from other areas, or are they excluded from local packs?

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Paul Marshallvor 1 Monat

Dude looks a little manged up

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BKinMTvor 1 Monat

Black wolves 🐺 all have a genetic code that comes from dogs, not wolves. Someone was a naughty wolf somewhere along the line!

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Rising Auravor 1 Monat

Poor baby, all alone. Why?

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GeorgiaP8triotvor 1 Monat

My spirit animal

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Natalievor 1 Monat

Beautiful ❤️

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skulldorvor 1 Monat

That doesn't look real.

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James Austinvor 1 Monat

We all know a black wolf is made by a wolf breeding with a domestic, more then likely black dog.

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Scream of Consciousnessvor 1 Monat

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Andrew Amador Voiceovervor 1 Monat

If you need a Wildlife VO guy… Andrew Amador Wildlife Narration Demo

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Thomistic Animalsvor 1 Monat

Are they like a variant within the same species ?

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J.M. Smithvor 1 Monat

Where was this taken?

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ghengis khanvor 1 Monat

Soy yo

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P.D. Petro 𝕏 🎸🤠🇺🇸vor 1 Monat

👍🏻

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marianavor 1 Monat

なんて気品があって美しい動物でしょう❣️

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Wendy the Warrior 🇺🇸🌻vor 1 Monat

Nice of him to stop to let us admire him.

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RangerDangervor 1 Monat

A LoBo wolf , isn’t that the term used by locals ?

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Letitia Rademakers-Bakvor 1 Monat

Mmm this video looks generated, the wolf stays perfectly in the middle of the frame, all parts are very sharp in focus and what does he do? Walk and just look nice straight into the lens?

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kjvor 1 Monat

Wow 😮

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