Title

Grey wolf

Caption

Grey wolf, adult alpha male, in aggressive posture, growling at other gray wolves (Canis lupus) while feeding on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), prey in snow, Minnesota, U. S. A. January (in captivity)

Date

Aug 16, 2013

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Paul Sawer

Reference

BRK22F13_090

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,8Mb (17,9Mb) / 11,8in x 17,7in / 3541 x 5315 (300dpi)

Keywords

Artiodactyla Caninae Canis lupus Capreolinae Carnivora Cervidae Common wolf Deer Deers Even-toed ungulate Even-toed ungulates Gray wolf Gray wolves Grey wolf Mammal Mammalia Mammalian Mammals Minnesota New World deer North America Odocoileus virginianus Pecora Predator Predators US-American Ungulata Ungulate Ungulates Virginia deer White-tailed deer Whitetail adult adult animal adult animals aggression aggressions aggressive animal animal behavior animal behaviour animal of prey animals animals in the wild animals of prey attack position beast of prey behavior behaviour belligerent cadaver capture carcass carcasses catch catches communication dead dead animal eat facial expression facial expressions fauna feed feeding forage foraging game game animal growl growling habitat hunting food in Winter ingestion intimidate male males mature matures natural environment natural environments natural habitat out outdoor outdoors outside predatory animal prey prey animal preying preys robberies robbery search for food searching for food snow social behavior social behaviour social behaviours threat threaten threatening threatening behaviour threatening gesture threatening gestures threatening position threats wild animal wild animals wildlife wildlife photography winter wintery wintry America American Caniformia Canoidea US-America USA United States United States of America animal feed animal feeds communicate communicating posture postures