Unusual Behavior by Bison, Bison bison, Toward Elk, Cervus elaphus , and Wolves, Canis lupus

Incidents are described of Bison (Bison bison) in Yellowstone National Park mauling and possibly killing a young Elk (Cervus elaphus) calf, chasing wolves (Canis lupus) off Elk they had just killed or were killing, and keeping the wolves away for extended periods. During one of the latter cases, the...

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Main Authors: Mech, L. David, McIntyre, Rick T., Smith, Douglas W.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2004
Subjects:
Bison
Bison bison
Wolf
Canis lupus
Elk
Cervus elaphus
Yellowstone National Park
Animal Sciences
Behavior and Ethology
Biodiversity
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Environmental Policy
Life Sciences
Recreation
Parks and Tourism Administration
Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology
Bison bison bison
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spelling ftunivnebraskali:oai:digitalcommons.unl.edu:usgsnpwrc-1329 2023-11-12T04:15:35+01:00 Unusual Behavior by Bison, Bison bison, Toward Elk, Cervus elaphus , and Wolves, Canis lupus Mech, L. David McIntyre, Rick T. Smith, Douglas W. 2004-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/367 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usgsnpwrc/article/1329/viewcontent/Mech_CFN_2004_Unusual_Behavior_by_Bison.pdf unknown DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/367 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usgsnpwrc/article/1329/viewcontent/Mech_CFN_2004_Unusual_Behavior_by_Bison.pdf USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Bison Bison bison Wolf Canis lupus Elk Cervus elaphus Yellowstone National Park Animal Sciences Behavior and Ethology Biodiversity Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Environmental Policy Life Sciences Recreation Parks and Tourism Administration Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology text 2004 ftunivnebraskali 2023-10-30T11:39:09Z Incidents are described of Bison (Bison bison) in Yellowstone National Park mauling and possibly killing a young Elk (Cervus elaphus) calf, chasing wolves (Canis lupus) off Elk they had just killed or were killing, and keeping the wolves away for extended periods. During one of the latter cases, the Bison knocked a wolf-wounded Elk down. Bison were also seen approaching wolves that were resting and sleeping, rousting them, following them to new resting places and repeating this behavior. These behaviors might represent some type of generalized hyper-defensiveness that functions as an anti-predator strategy. Text Canis lupus Bison bison bison University of Nebraska-Lincoln: DigitalCommons@UNL
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topic Bison
Bison bison
Wolf
Canis lupus
Elk
Cervus elaphus
Yellowstone National Park
Animal Sciences
Behavior and Ethology
Biodiversity
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Environmental Policy
Life Sciences
Recreation
Parks and Tourism Administration
Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology
spellingShingle Bison
Bison bison
Wolf
Canis lupus
Elk
Cervus elaphus
Yellowstone National Park
Animal Sciences
Behavior and Ethology
Biodiversity
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Environmental Policy
Life Sciences
Recreation
Parks and Tourism Administration
Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology
Mech, L. David
McIntyre, Rick T.
Smith, Douglas W.
Unusual Behavior by Bison, Bison bison, Toward Elk, Cervus elaphus , and Wolves, Canis lupus
topic_facet Bison
Bison bison
Wolf
Canis lupus
Elk
Cervus elaphus
Yellowstone National Park
Animal Sciences
Behavior and Ethology
Biodiversity
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Environmental Policy
Life Sciences
Recreation
Parks and Tourism Administration
Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology
description Incidents are described of Bison (Bison bison) in Yellowstone National Park mauling and possibly killing a young Elk (Cervus elaphus) calf, chasing wolves (Canis lupus) off Elk they had just killed or were killing, and keeping the wolves away for extended periods. During one of the latter cases, the Bison knocked a wolf-wounded Elk down. Bison were also seen approaching wolves that were resting and sleeping, rousting them, following them to new resting places and repeating this behavior. These behaviors might represent some type of generalized hyper-defensiveness that functions as an anti-predator strategy.
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author Mech, L. David
McIntyre, Rick T.
Smith, Douglas W.
author_facet Mech, L. David
McIntyre, Rick T.
Smith, Douglas W.
author_sort Mech, L. David
title Unusual Behavior by Bison, Bison bison, Toward Elk, Cervus elaphus , and Wolves, Canis lupus
title_short Unusual Behavior by Bison, Bison bison, Toward Elk, Cervus elaphus , and Wolves, Canis lupus
title_full Unusual Behavior by Bison, Bison bison, Toward Elk, Cervus elaphus , and Wolves, Canis lupus
title_fullStr Unusual Behavior by Bison, Bison bison, Toward Elk, Cervus elaphus , and Wolves, Canis lupus
title_full_unstemmed Unusual Behavior by Bison, Bison bison, Toward Elk, Cervus elaphus , and Wolves, Canis lupus
title_sort unusual behavior by bison, bison bison, toward elk, cervus elaphus , and wolves, canis lupus
publisher DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln
publishDate 2004
url https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/367
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usgsnpwrc/article/1329/viewcontent/Mech_CFN_2004_Unusual_Behavior_by_Bison.pdf
genre Canis lupus
Bison bison bison
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Bison bison bison
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