Berry Important? Wolf Provisions Pups with Berries in Northern Minnesota
ABSTRACT Wolves ( Canis lupus ) primarily provision pups by catching mammalian prey and bringing remains of the carcass to the pups at a den or rendezvous site via their mouths or stomach. In August 2017, we observed an adult wolf regurgitating wild blueberries ( Vaccinium spp.) to pups at a rendezv...
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crwiley:10.1002/wsb.1065 2024-09-15T18:01:09+00:00 Berry Important? Wolf Provisions Pups with Berries in Northern Minnesota Homkes, Austin T. Gable, Thomas D. Windels, Steve K. Bump, Joseph K. 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1065 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fwsb.1065 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/wsb.1065 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/wsb.1065 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Wildlife Society Bulletin volume 44, issue 1, page 221-223 ISSN 1938-5463 journal-article 2020 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1065 2024-08-09T04:24:05Z ABSTRACT Wolves ( Canis lupus ) primarily provision pups by catching mammalian prey and bringing remains of the carcass to the pups at a den or rendezvous site via their mouths or stomach. In August 2017, we observed an adult wolf regurgitating wild blueberries ( Vaccinium spp.) to pups at a rendezvous site in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem, Minnesota, USA, which is the only known observation of wolves provisioning pups with wild berries. This observation, in combination with other evidence from the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem, suggests wild berries might be a more valuable food source for wolves in southern boreal ecosystems than previously appreciated. © 2020 The Wildlife Society. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Wiley Online Library Wildlife Society Bulletin 44 1 221 223 |
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ABSTRACT Wolves ( Canis lupus ) primarily provision pups by catching mammalian prey and bringing remains of the carcass to the pups at a den or rendezvous site via their mouths or stomach. In August 2017, we observed an adult wolf regurgitating wild blueberries ( Vaccinium spp.) to pups at a rendezvous site in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem, Minnesota, USA, which is the only known observation of wolves provisioning pups with wild berries. This observation, in combination with other evidence from the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem, suggests wild berries might be a more valuable food source for wolves in southern boreal ecosystems than previously appreciated. © 2020 The Wildlife Society. |
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Berry Important? Wolf Provisions Pups with Berries in Northern Minnesota |
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Berry Important? Wolf Provisions Pups with Berries in Northern Minnesota |
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Berry Important? Wolf Provisions Pups with Berries in Northern Minnesota |
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Berry Important? Wolf Provisions Pups with Berries in Northern Minnesota |
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