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Wolf vs. Raven? Thieving birds may drive canines to form big packs

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

Wolf packs often turn out to be bigger than predicted by the theories of animal behaviorists, and a new analysis points to a previously underappreciated factor: the scrounging genius of ravens.

SOCIETY HUNTER. When gray wolves hunt big prey, like moose, group living may give the wolf more to eat in the midst of relentlessly food-snitching birds.