Rare black wolves in northern Minnesota

[@donnalarson1660]

Absolutely a beautiful animal that definitely NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED!!

[@rachel_sj]

“I Roll at Dawn!”

[@jeanetteandersen1610]

What a beauty❤

[@gus473]

Didn't realize how small the percentage is! A black one was spotted around the east side of Lake Mille Lacs early last winter. 😎✌️

[@blindriv3r]

Yes, I think the black ones are more common down in more central MN versus up in the Natl park

[@1JamesMayToGoPlease]

SO beautiful!! Thank you :)

[@Cosmicwolf369]

So beautiful and mysterious! ❤️🐺

[@Mary_Beth_Reimer]

Gorgeous!

[@LisaCarso]

So beautiful 🖤💜

[@LidaDuplessis-g6s]

Awesome 👍💯

[@readytogo6569]

Incredible ❣️

[@pamanderson5841]

Love

[@dans8978]

awesome!! Thanks for sharing

[@adventurecreations3214]

Beautiful

[@rennierad]

Lovely ❤💕

[@inukshuksixtyfour1164]

Stunning! ❤🐺♥️

[@KellyRichards-qf3fo]

We must do way more For all wildlife and most important PROTECT THEIR NATURAL HABITATS 💕 Thank you for sharing this BEAUTIFUL video -- From Nova Scotia Mother Nature -- preserving and protecting ecosystems wildlife and their natural habitats because it matters !!!!

[@Starlight03690]

So Beautiful! Yes. Respect & Protect them.💜🤗

[@pammied52]

Thank you for these videos. It gives me hope. What is Canada’s policy on wolves? Do they allow murdering them like some states do?

[@paolopoggesi9754]

Animali fantastici i lupi

[@TobiasUnterweger]

Cool Video cool KZbin 👍🏻

[@genghisville5044]

Magical. I can't imagine getting to see a wolf like that in the wild.

[@imeekamland660]

😊❤❤❤❤❤

[@saltnpepperpupper947]

Wasn't there a pack that was most or all black wolves about maybe 3 to 5 years ago? Or was that a video someone in Minnesota shared with y'all now that I think about it? Edit: nevermind, I found the video and that pack wasn't in your study area.

[@ManoloAsole]

Bellissimo e rispetto x questo lupo alfa nero

[@kittyemzcanada]

👍 Wow! What a beautiful big specimen. It very much resembles the half-wolf tame one we had when I was young...and he was gorgeous!

[@eyesup9542]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@karinabrampt1556]

When he rolls, he is making a black wolf "angel".

[@markperrault5678]

Get the traps and snares out fine pelts right there boy

[@pennsydude9723]

He's a big boy. Beautiful though.

[@russell1371]

🐺🤘🏻

[@user-kvnMN]

Where did the black wolf come from??

[@ianspingle8865]

Beautiful animal, no deer is safe in that area🐺

[@bellehorse]

💖

[@kellygarvin7955]

So beautiful! Lone wolf?

[@DS-nv8bi]

is this wolf always alone?

[@mikjb]

You know when you just look at coat texture, length and shape the black wolf is not very different from the "multi colored" "wolf dog" I am betting on simply a color morph for both. We have white wolves, black wolves...why is a multi colored wolf so odd? The black wolves have the longer denser coat with the cheek ruffs. The fur is the only thing that makes the "wolf dogs" face look rounder. The black wolf has the cheek ruffs too. If you look at eye position, length of about, ear placement...the are the same as the "smooth" coated wolves.

[@toniodee7814]

I have a genuine question. If the genetic black gene “K” locus is the dominant gene in wolves then how are black wolves rare? I know being genetic black doesn’t mean have a black coat, however I would think that they would be more common than they are. Kk and KK= genetic black and kk= genetic gray. “K” is the dominant gene and “k” is the recessive gene.

[@SilkySifaka89]

All KK (two dominant allele) wolves die before birth or soon after birth. I don’t know why, but that’s just how it works. So the only living black wolves have the Kk allele

[@toniodee7814]

@@SilkySifaka89some live into adulthood, it’s just rare.

[@No-longer1]

Just area variation presumably

[@martineinfrance]

Beautiful animal ❤ imagine these two extrêmes : the white Arctic wolf and the black wolf!

[@kellylestig4941]

Are you sure that’s a wolf that looks like my husky

[@lyndacarter4586]

Look at those eyes - that’s no wolf, that’s a shapeshifter…

[@idealsurrealism9587]

Lol

[@princessofthecape2078]

Uh... they aren't rare at all. Black wolves are an indication of partial hybridization with domestic dogs. If anything, black wolves are a sign of an unhealthy wolf population under extreme pressure. And for that reason, you see a lot of them in the U.S.

[@jijitters]

You should read the description before trying to argue ;) They are extremely rare in the area where this project is located.

[@SilkySifaka89]

Black wolves don’t really have anything to do with dogs. Sure, the gene came from dogs, but that was a looonng time ago. Unfortunately there is a lot of misinformation on this topic. It makes complete sense that in some areas, like Yellowstone, there are around 50% black wolves and 50% gray wolves because of how the K locus genes work. It would take too long for me to explain here, so just go search up a REPUTABLE source about the K locus. Theres a video from the “wolfquest” game youtube channel which explains it nicely. If there’s one thing you take away from this comment, it should be that black wolves don’t really have anything to do with dogs. Black wolves are just as much of a wolf as gray wolves are.

[@SilkySifaka89]

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[@dennis56]

Not that rare, I have two living near my cabin

[@monicasong427]

That is only two. Which is certainly a rarity considering the natural population of vital native wolves that are meant to exist in North America.

[@pattieh5118]

Beautiful