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These rare kills in Washington State have biologists searching for answers. “Everyone always assumes wolves have the upper hand,” says one scientist. “But that’s not always the case.”

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[–] livus@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They hungry.

Seriously though some predators do sometimes preemptively kill rival species as part of resource competition.

Its likely habitat loss and ecological collapse means it's no longer big enough for the both of them. That could explain why it's in specific areas.

[–] Pagpag@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

Cats are one of the few mammals that kill for sport aside from humans. I’m sure it’s something aside from that and we’re the root cause, but it’s something to think about.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

To eat I would presume? They're pretty territorial too though

[–] WagesOf@artemis.camp 1 points 1 year ago

They're in a dark alliance with the killer whales!