01-28-2014, 09:52 AM
Newest Nature program was incredible.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/...wolf/8605/
The coywolf, a coyote-wolf hybrid that has been around as we know it for less than a century, created by human expansion of North America. As we decimated natural wolf and coyote populations, they have teamed up to create a super-canid, smarter, craftier, and IMO much closer to 3D harvest than most wild 2D species we know. Being the offspring of persecution, they have learned how to survive in the rich food landscapes created by humans, and to thrive.
One story tells of how a coywolf took up residence in a cozy neighborhood. They were afraid that he had taken the life of someone's pet dog - so they hired a professional trapper. The trapper confirmed that the corpse of the dog was in the coywolf's den - along with numerous other dog toys, like tennis balls! And as it was, the trapper was never able to catch him, so the humans who live in his territory have been forced to make peace with his relatively unobtrusive existence.
Wonderful documentary on the creation of a new species in our modern world.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/...wolf/8605/
The coywolf, a coyote-wolf hybrid that has been around as we know it for less than a century, created by human expansion of North America. As we decimated natural wolf and coyote populations, they have teamed up to create a super-canid, smarter, craftier, and IMO much closer to 3D harvest than most wild 2D species we know. Being the offspring of persecution, they have learned how to survive in the rich food landscapes created by humans, and to thrive.
One story tells of how a coywolf took up residence in a cozy neighborhood. They were afraid that he had taken the life of someone's pet dog - so they hired a professional trapper. The trapper confirmed that the corpse of the dog was in the coywolf's den - along with numerous other dog toys, like tennis balls! And as it was, the trapper was never able to catch him, so the humans who live in his territory have been forced to make peace with his relatively unobtrusive existence.
Wonderful documentary on the creation of a new species in our modern world.