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Wolves predominately prey on hoofed animals
including Deer,
moose, Bison, Elk, and caribou. Because
wolves usually hunt
for large animals, (although wolves are
opportunistic and will
eat smaller prey) they work together to
catch their prey. Wolves
will eat a healthy, strong animal if they
can catch it. (Wolves
need an average of three to ten pounds
of meat each day).
Wolves
will also
eat grass
to
purge their
digestive
system
when they have eaten
something that does not
agree with them. Food sources may
differ and change
depending on the season and
geographical area, when
large prey animals are scarce wolves
will prey on mice,
Rabbits and squirrels, these smaller
prey do not provide
a substantial part of the wolf's diet
but supplement it
when larger prey are scarce.
Beavers play an important roll
as an alternative food
source in the summer months,
in some areas 60%
of the wolf's diet is beaver.
One of the most odd part of the diet of
wolves is fish! Biologist Bod Bromley
once observed a wolf in Canada's
Northwest Territories catch five fish
in fifteen minutes in the Talston River.
Wolves will also scavenge, In one
study of moose carcasses in
Algonquin Park, of 30 moose only 4
were killed
by wolves,
the rest died of natural causes.
Wolves will also eat wild berries and
other fruit as a minor part of their diet.
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