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The main food source for the wolves is large hunting prays, for example;
moose, reindeer and several other deer species. Often
one or two species are representing up to 50 % of the
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There is a connection between the dominating hunting prays size and the
number of wolves in the group of wolves. In the areas
where moose is the important pray you will find groups of
as much as 15-20 wolves. In other areas where the main
pray is deer; the normal group is set with 6-8 wolves.
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One
wolf alone is able to eat as much as 8-9 kilograms of
food, but is often content with 2-3 kilograms.
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practically means that a moose is presenting many meals
for the pack of hunting wolves. The wolf is
predestinated to, and able to eat a lot when it is
offered a pray, but can also starve and wander for a
very long stretch of time without eating. This ability
in the wolf is also recognized in our modern dogs, who
can cope amazingly long periods without food.
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are zoo wolves eating an old goat!
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