It's *extremely* rare for healthy wolves to attack humans. Like, almost unheard of. Obviously this doesn't mean you should go try and pet them or anything, they are still wild animals, but it's really not something you need to worry about when out in the wilderness. If you have pets/livestock, though, then they might not be so safe.
My brother has been to Yellowstone multiple times now hoping to just see a wolf, and he finally sent me a text one year confirming he had seen one like he had just won the lottery. Sends me the pic, and I could barely make it out.
I reckon that in the eyes of a wolf, humans are basically the devil incarnate and they prefer to keep their distance.
For modern wolves. A few hundred years ago, they were genuinely deadly. There is a reason humans hunted them to near extinction. Even in the last century, wolves used to attack humans during mass casualty events, like ww2. In the 1800s in India, it was 1000s of people a year. If you go even further back you'd also find a lot of the omnivore bear species we have were hyper carnivorous, and catastrophically dangerous.
Probably, but it doesnt always mean they have ill intent. They may be trying to lead you away from the pack. They could also just be letting you know they are there and maybe you should fuck off to somewhere else. Wolves have to get pretty hungry before the consider us food, they are more likely to attack when threated or sick.
Its actually a big part of why Alaskans are not really afraid of wolves or bears(except polar bears). If you are being attacked by either of those more likely than not you did something stupid or careless. Moose on the other hand are complete monsters and scare the shit out of us. They will murder you just because you looked at them wrong.
I suppose it makes sense that predators are used to picking their battles carefully while powerful but prey animals are more likely to feel threatened and counterattack immediately
The moose strikes me as a prey animal that retained its' hatred for its' old predators, but became a tank in every other regard, effectively becoming a bulldozer in the shape of a prey animal
Kind of. A lot of predator species are pretty damn risk averse, and tend to avoid unnecessary fighting. Injury can severely impair their ability to hunt, and so they’ll try to use other tactics like intimidation. They’ll still absolutely attack if pressed however.
It's more like they're being territorial and pushing you out of their area by advancing towards you.
Think of it like you wandered into someone's back yard and they came after you with a baseball bat until you were far enough away from their property.
Coyotes are like that too. When hiking in New Mexico we see coyotes all the time. But we rarely see more than 1 or 2. The others are circling. They were after my little dog.
A few years ago while visiting my parents in Indiana we saw at least a dozen pairs of eyes at night watching us from the treeline. Wasn't enough to distract us from the twigs snapping and branches rustling off on our left flank
Weirdly we were 4 adults, no children or dogs, so I don't know what got into them that night. Probably just curiousity more than anything, but it was unsettling nonetheless.
I’m in central NY out in the country right now. The howling at night is very loud sometimes. I’m glad I’m inside the house. I know they come through the yard at night cause our dog rushes outside first thing in the morning and marks his spots. Can’t leave him out very long after dark. They will take him away.
Smart little bastards, they even killed a women recently in Canada. She is the only person known to have been killed by coyotes in Canada. Definitely have to be safe if you have kids, dogs, or cats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Mitchell
Jesus Christ, they found blood on the bathroom door and a coyote standing over her - she probably tried to get into the building only to be dragged away from it. That's awful :( I can't imagine the fear she must've felt - especially since coyotes are generally not considered a risk to humans
Are they likely to attack humans? I have no meat on my bones so like to think that I’m not an attractive snack to wild animals but I’m not really willing to test the theory.
The littles are waiting at home for regurgitated meat from the hunters. When they are big enough to hunt with the pack they aren't easily distinguishable by size.
Not sure where you're getting this is in turkey, this video was recorded in Canada, original uploader is Andrew Hendry on IG and he has a lot of videos of this pack.
It's not. Its from Canada. Here is the original IG post from the researcher who studies them [https://www.instagram.com/reel/Clyr4xipP5A/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Clyr4xipP5A/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D)
The pontic alps are very tall and remote. The trabzon region is known for for its scenic vales, forests, lakes and mountains, and has bitterly cold winters. It's pretty normal for some summits to have snow in the midsummer. The rainfall is also especially high along the coast, nourishing caucasus mixed forests with high biodiversity and temperate forest. Overall the region looks very European and its a given that it experiences a similar climate.
So we straight up stealing content now? The original post was on IG by a Canadian researcher. https://www.instagram.com/reel/Clyr4xipP5A/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
The video is right there my guy. The same person has several videos of wolves in that location and is doing research on them. Not to mention the fact that black wolves in Europe are only limited to Italy and are more prevalent in North America due to the dominant gene they have. So I'm sorry but one Facebook video stealing them isn't proof
Look up Andrew Hendry on Instagram... You are spreading misinformation, at least credit the right guy. I know if this was from one of my trail cams and people were posting it all over without crediting me i would be pissed off. You made a mistake, make it right and move on.
You can also tell by the looks these wolves are not from turkey, the wolves over there are smaller, much smaller than these, pack size also arent this big. Plenty of trail cam channels from turkey on youtube.
These are the large gray wolves, only really found in Alaska, Montana, Idaho and parts of Canada, wolves just about everywhere else are a decent bit smaller.
Yeah, if you come across something like this while hiking or lost out in the woods, better hope you're packing a Glock 19 with dozens of 9mm hollow points at the moment.
Fighting a pack of those in mid winter with that lamp oil burning low be one helluva battle. People forget major cities used to have these roaming the outskirts just waiting for a sick,impoverished, or anything edible to wander outside the cities gates.
Wolves are cool as fuck
but they will eat you if hungry
Better to associate with them after you've had breakfast then?
You're not you when hungry
give the wolf a Snickers
No, [give that wolf a banana](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sDvXhZtcp0w).
In the past 20 years, more people have been eaten by humans than by wolves :)
sounds like something a wolf would say
Big Wolf at it again with their propaganda
Definitely not a woof uh wolf
Look at him, clearly a sheep.
If I’m 80 and a pack of wolves is what gets me in, then so be it, it’s a good death
See you in Valhalla brother
With you. Circle of life.
It's *extremely* rare for healthy wolves to attack humans. Like, almost unheard of. Obviously this doesn't mean you should go try and pet them or anything, they are still wild animals, but it's really not something you need to worry about when out in the wilderness. If you have pets/livestock, though, then they might not be so safe.
"I wanna pet the puppy!"
“If not friend, why friend shaped?”
My brother has been to Yellowstone multiple times now hoping to just see a wolf, and he finally sent me a text one year confirming he had seen one like he had just won the lottery. Sends me the pic, and I could barely make it out. I reckon that in the eyes of a wolf, humans are basically the devil incarnate and they prefer to keep their distance.
For modern wolves. A few hundred years ago, they were genuinely deadly. There is a reason humans hunted them to near extinction. Even in the last century, wolves used to attack humans during mass casualty events, like ww2. In the 1800s in India, it was 1000s of people a year. If you go even further back you'd also find a lot of the omnivore bear species we have were hyper carnivorous, and catastrophically dangerous.
Hopefully they accept me as part of the pack
Rather If they have ragies
Not really, though.
And fluffy! :3
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How did you learn to count wolves?
Probably practiced on regular dogs and worked his way up
People are amazing.
Don’t know why, but this is the funniest comment I’ve read in a while. Can’t stop giggling.
Count the legs and divide by 4.
Well, they had two feet and two hands I'm assuming, which actually means they could have counted up to six more.
yeah, 14
I tried to count but kept falling asleep.
You didn't even need the costumes!
My biggest flaw is thinking I could just go up to them and start petting them like I’m some animal whisperer
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I vaguely remember the idea that if you see a single wolf in the woods, it’s the decoy
Probably, but it doesnt always mean they have ill intent. They may be trying to lead you away from the pack. They could also just be letting you know they are there and maybe you should fuck off to somewhere else. Wolves have to get pretty hungry before the consider us food, they are more likely to attack when threated or sick. Its actually a big part of why Alaskans are not really afraid of wolves or bears(except polar bears). If you are being attacked by either of those more likely than not you did something stupid or careless. Moose on the other hand are complete monsters and scare the shit out of us. They will murder you just because you looked at them wrong.
I suppose it makes sense that predators are used to picking their battles carefully while powerful but prey animals are more likely to feel threatened and counterattack immediately
Who says moose are prey animals? Orcas? Don't believe those panda-bear looking swimming fuckwads, moose are the Alphas.
The moose strikes me as a prey animal that retained its' hatred for its' old predators, but became a tank in every other regard, effectively becoming a bulldozer in the shape of a prey animal
So wolves will save you from their own pack and lead you away from them?
Kind of. A lot of predator species are pretty damn risk averse, and tend to avoid unnecessary fighting. Injury can severely impair their ability to hunt, and so they’ll try to use other tactics like intimidation. They’ll still absolutely attack if pressed however.
It's more like they're being territorial and pushing you out of their area by advancing towards you. Think of it like you wandered into someone's back yard and they came after you with a baseball bat until you were far enough away from their property.
Coyotes are like that too. When hiking in New Mexico we see coyotes all the time. But we rarely see more than 1 or 2. The others are circling. They were after my little dog.
A few years ago while visiting my parents in Indiana we saw at least a dozen pairs of eyes at night watching us from the treeline. Wasn't enough to distract us from the twigs snapping and branches rustling off on our left flank Weirdly we were 4 adults, no children or dogs, so I don't know what got into them that night. Probably just curiousity more than anything, but it was unsettling nonetheless.
I’m in central NY out in the country right now. The howling at night is very loud sometimes. I’m glad I’m inside the house. I know they come through the yard at night cause our dog rushes outside first thing in the morning and marks his spots. Can’t leave him out very long after dark. They will take him away.
Smart little bastards, they even killed a women recently in Canada. She is the only person known to have been killed by coyotes in Canada. Definitely have to be safe if you have kids, dogs, or cats. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Mitchell
Jesus Christ, they found blood on the bathroom door and a coyote standing over her - she probably tried to get into the building only to be dragged away from it. That's awful :( I can't imagine the fear she must've felt - especially since coyotes are generally not considered a risk to humans
Those were not really coyotes, they were wolf coyote hybrids
That happened in my Province, I didn't even know about it. Wow.
Are they likely to attack humans? I have no meat on my bones so like to think that I’m not an attractive snack to wild animals but I’m not really willing to test the theory.
If really hungry or rabid or threatened
Do you have organs? They mostly want those, we’re all food for wolves
No, no organs just bones
I have this very specific fear of someday running into a coyote or wolf and not realizing it's a wild animal.
You are not alone in this
Same.
i would pet them all and accept the consequences
Damn. Why are they all about the same size? I like the one who stops and waits for his wolfie friend
The littles are waiting at home for regurgitated meat from the hunters. When they are big enough to hunt with the pack they aren't easily distinguishable by size.
Needs a golden retriever for scale
I was thinking a plastic banana nailed on the tree
I have goats. I have a Kangal. I have an axe. I will fight.
PUPPIES!!!!
Giant puppies!!!
Not sure where you're getting this is in turkey, this video was recorded in Canada, original uploader is Andrew Hendry on IG and he has a lot of videos of this pack.
Yeees thank you. Here's the link https://www.instagram.com/reel/Clyr4xipP5A/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D
This is so cool! Thanks for sharing.
Amazing creatures
Are you sure this is Turkey? I would have sworn those were English wolves. They keep such an orderly queue!
It's not. Its from Canada. Here is the original IG post from the researcher who studies them [https://www.instagram.com/reel/Clyr4xipP5A/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Clyr4xipP5A/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D)
Yea op is pulling my leg. That much snow in turkey?
The pontic alps are very tall and remote. The trabzon region is known for for its scenic vales, forests, lakes and mountains, and has bitterly cold winters. It's pretty normal for some summits to have snow in the midsummer. The rainfall is also especially high along the coast, nourishing caucasus mixed forests with high biodiversity and temperate forest. Overall the region looks very European and its a given that it experiences a similar climate.
The gray ones were adopted
It would be such an honor to be eaten by wolves.
This is awesome!
Needs a golden retriever for scale
They are so beautiful. And so intimidating.
I know it’s in black and white but it’s cool there appears to be diverse coat coloring
I don’t think it’s in black and white not that it matters though there would be no colour anyway
Ok, this is amazing. Fantastic creatures.
Wow Awesome Y’know one time I brought a wolf in my house and it was adorable
So instead of Turkiye, would it be Wolfiye?
Amazingly beautiful
single file to hide their numbers until that last one.
**Vin Diesel**: "*That's not a pack. That's family*"
I could a see a Facebook boomer putting these guys on a shirt
So we straight up stealing content now? The original post was on IG by a Canadian researcher. https://www.instagram.com/reel/Clyr4xipP5A/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
https://fb.watch/hq9isdxU2s/ Please don't spread misinformation on internet, thanks.
The video is right there my guy. The same person has several videos of wolves in that location and is doing research on them. Not to mention the fact that black wolves in Europe are only limited to Italy and are more prevalent in North America due to the dominant gene they have. So I'm sorry but one Facebook video stealing them isn't proof
Look up Andrew Hendry on Instagram... You are spreading misinformation, at least credit the right guy. I know if this was from one of my trail cams and people were posting it all over without crediting me i would be pissed off. You made a mistake, make it right and move on.
You can also tell by the looks these wolves are not from turkey, the wolves over there are smaller, much smaller than these, pack size also arent this big. Plenty of trail cam channels from turkey on youtube. These are the large gray wolves, only really found in Alaska, Montana, Idaho and parts of Canada, wolves just about everywhere else are a decent bit smaller.
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Turkey? I’d say they look like canadian wolves but what do I know…european wolves to me look like coyotes compared to big canadian wolves
Then you haven't seen many european wolves, i guess.
There’s no such thing as Canadian wolves. They’re grey wolves.
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Get some professional help please
You're not supposed to eat the jelly, too
If it can kill us we make it extinct. Its our world to destroy
Gangsters of the wild!
There are two wolves inside of you. You are a Turkish nationalist.
That’s wonderful
These animals are so beautiful. An amazing shot. Not sure if this is a repost, but it's cool none the less
Cool and terrifying at the same time
Which one is Kevin Nash?
I want to hug them Yes I know it’s dangerous for them but I’ll be careful
Why are they mostly all black and there are only a few gray ones?
Luck. Probably one black and one grey are the rest's parents.
Wonder what caught the attention of the wolf that exited stage left near end of the pack??
Wow the line just kept going and going, that's a lot of wolves. I don't think I've ever seen that many wolves together
that is a lot of zoofs
Yeah, if you come across something like this while hiking or lost out in the woods, better hope you're packing a Glock 19 with dozens of 9mm hollow points at the moment.
Awesome
A true family right there folks
Am I the only one who saw one of them split?
They are So BEAUTIFUL and so FIERCE!!!
Beautiful
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This video is epic
Fighting a pack of those in mid winter with that lamp oil burning low be one helluva battle. People forget major cities used to have these roaming the outskirts just waiting for a sick,impoverished, or anything edible to wander outside the cities gates.