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Re: [RC] FW: [RC] Wolfes attack for fun??? - heidiPersonally, I would say that you have "nuts" in every species. For example, a pack a wolves who are searching for food 24/7 because of a lack of it may hunt horses out of neccesity. A pack of wolves that have an easy life and are strong from picking off pets may become inflated, so to speak. Out here are mountain lions. Nature documentaries show them in their natural habitat, away from humans and pets. Uh, Tara, these elk slaughters ARE away from humans and pets, and ARE in their "natural habitat"--well, not quite, because they WERE transplanted here from Canada, and were not here historically, other than a brief span of time in the 1800s when they followed the livestock in here and then were hunted out. They have an AMPLE food supply--they don't bother to eat the major portion of what they kill. Our big game herds are being decimated--particularly the elk. Live calves that make it to weaning age are less than half the numbers they were just a few years ago. And the adult animals are getting hit, too. They are NOT out "searching for food 24/7"--they have such an ample food supply that they are reproducing at rates well beyond what they were doing in Canada, and yes, they hunt for the sheer fun of it. Just like cats that go out and catch and torture mice, and then just leave them there and come in and eat their cat food... (Actually, I misspoke earlier--other predators also hunt for fun--certainly cats do--but they don't go on the big gang binges that the wolves do. As Bob said, a rogue cougar will sometimes go in and slaughter sheep--but it is more typical of a cat to stalk one critter, and content itself with one kill, instead of the herd slaughter scenario.) Heidi ============================================================ Why should I look good if I don`t smell good? ~ author unknown ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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