Bear and wolf attack mother moose and calf at the same time

Rare footage shows a brown bear lunging to attack a mother moose, while a wolf takes advantage of the situation to chase after the fawn.

Bears and wolves attack a mother moose and her fawn at the same time.

A mother and baby moose encounter a brown bear and a gray wolf in the Alaskan wilderness. Video : Alaska Fish and Wildlife Service.

The Alaska Fish and Wildlife Service shared rare footage captured by camera traps in Glacier Bay National Park, which preserves more than 12,100 square kilometers of forests, mountains, and coastline in southeastern Alaska, USA, Live Science reported on September 9.

At the beginning of the film, a female Eurasian moose and her fawn are leisurely walking through the night. But the next day, two creatures with bright eyes dart towards the tall grass nearby. When the footage slows down, it becomes clear that one of the pairs of eyes belongs to a brown bear ( Ursus arctos ), which leaps and attacks the mother moose. During this struggle, the "owner" of the second pair of eyes – a gray wolf ( Canis lupus ) – chases the fawn, running out of frame.

In the wild, brown bears and gray wolves will sometimes chase young moose in an attempt to eat them. In this case, the two predators are likely not coordinating but are aware of each other's presence, according to Rick Steiner, a conservationist and environmental consultant who has worked in Alaska for decades.

Steiner said the gray wolves may have been watching the brown bear, and there were other wolves nearby but out of the frame. When the mother moose fought off the brown bear, the wolves took advantage of the unprotected fawn and attacked.

The footage ends after a few seconds, and it's unclear which animal wins. However, Steiner suggests that an adult moose – which can grow up to 1.8 meters tall and possess a powerful kick – would have the upper hand over a brown bear, especially since the bear appears to be immature.

Afterward, the mother moose may chase after her calf and fight off one or more wolves. She may also gain the upper hand again in this fight. "Adult moose are a formidable opponent for any animal," Steiner said.

Both brown bears and gray wolves once had very wide ranges across North America, Europe, and Asia, but today they live mostly in more remote northern and isolated areas. Elsewhere, they are hunted to extinction.

"The footage reminds us that wild Alaska is a wonderful land with so much interaction between its wildlife. These lands are national treasures that need to be protected, nurtured, and preserved in their wild state," Steiner said.

Thu Thao (According to Live Science )

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