Wolf Fends Off Ravens to Protect Her Food

Mexican gray wolf Trumpet has some lunch guests!
Ravens and wolves have a special relationship. Called “wolf birds” by various cultures, ravens have important ties to wolves. Wolves even appear to tolerate ravens as dinner companions!
This Mexican gray wolf family represents the Wolf Conservation Center's participation in the active effort to to save their species from extinction.
The WCC, a 501c3 non-profit organization in South Salem, NY, is one of a network of facilities participating in the Mexican Wolf Species Survival Plan - a bi-national initiative whose primary purpose is to support the reestablishment of Mexican gray wolves in the wild through captive breeding, public education, and research.
For more information about wolves and the WCC's participation in wolf recovery, please visit our website at www.nywolf.org.
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[@MiroslavHundak]

Ravens and crows love pulling other animals by the tail, usually to distract them from food. But sometimes they'll do it even when there's no food around, just for fun. Though they're much more careful around wolves.

[@camez2345]

They gang up on and harass hawks as well. I've seen it, it's incredible.

[@theemptyone7650]

Corvids are some of the most intelligent creatures out there..but no use with wolfie,she isn't keen to share

[@MiroslavHundak]

@@theemptyone7650 In the wild wolves and ravens sometimes hunt cooperatively. While ravens do aerial reconnaissance, wolves follow their calls until they are led to the large prey. Later they all share the bounty. Wolves get first dibs of course, but it's to mutual benefit in the end.

[@theemptyone7650]

@@MiroslavHundak yeah I know..seen a documentary where the raven led a fox to a rabbit den and the fox shared it with the raven

[@toemasmeems]

@@theemptyone7650 where can I find this documentary?

[@rosemarieosborn8625]

in Norse mythology, Odin has two wolves and two ravens as companions, the wolves are named Geri and Freki and the ravens are named Hugin and Muninn.

[@CrniWuk]

And Kratos is going to kill them all.

[@gothicdragonwarriorqueen5819]

WOW ,I LOVE your culture ! Very interesting!🙂❤👍

[@peterseeley1815]

Thank you I enjoy when people share interesting information

[@crystalidentity]

@@CrniWuk Who's Kratos??

[@CrniWuk]

@@crystalidentity A guy who killed all greek gods and is now on his way to do the same to the viking gods.

[@Warjack1992]

She is magnificient! and i love how cheeky the raven peeks at 0:29

[@LuzMaria95]

Lol 😂

[@Aniketbabar]

Thank you for protection and conservation of Wolves

[@angelomelville9084]

Ravens: "Share it broddah!!" Mexican Wolvie: "No way José"..

[@AzureLupine]

She's very pretty.

[@DeterminedDIYer]

Those birds are taking their lives in their own beaks.

[@resourcedragon]

The thing is, a lot of birds play chicken with dogs and cats. The relationships seem to be quite complex, the older mammals in particular may be well and truly intimidated. In other cases, the birds do lose their lives.

[@luluandfriends5771]

HAHAHA HAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HE HE HE HEH HEH.....

[@jackiereamy4871]

LoL

[@blicket282]

This is exactly how my parents describe eating in the military barracks. You must protect your food!

[@onomanapua]

Protect your food or protect the bones 🤔😋

[@blicket282]

😂😂

[@teliuproductions8619]

Protect Yourself

[@berner]

1 Raven disliked this video.

[@wildintheforest7647]

Wolfs are the greatest animals They are my favourite animal

[@teliuproductions8619]

Best animal in the world

[@AtkataffTheAlpha]

Such a majestic lady Trumpet is. She's such an adorable wolf just like all the other wolves in the center. Wolves & other canines are such a beautiful species

[@williamnixon9665]

She is a beautiful wolf😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺

[@noodles169]

Raven's are incredibly smart birds

[@monafrandsen7550]

The wolf: "Stupid Raven !!" 😂🐺🐦🍖

[@DevInvest]

My boy Odin gets raw, meaty marrow bones- every day- Most people have NO IDEA- How VITAL, not only in terms of micronutrients, marrow fats, etc bones are, But the NATURAL RELAXING / THERAPEUTIC “pulling” and gnawing on bones is for all dogs. My boy Odin is medium / medium high content Wolf (Tundra on father’s, Arctic on mother’s) and he truly loves his bones. He usually gets 2-3 bones a day - but all totaled, it’s about 1/2 the size of the bone this majestic lovely is chewing on. GIVE RAW BONES - NEVER- NEVER - NEVER - EVER- under ANY circumstance- Give cooked bones of any type. I choose NOT to feed Odin whole quail or raw chicken et al with bones.. Not worth the risk. He gets pleanty by gnawing on the bones after he’s extracted the marrow. Feed your loved 🥰 friends- quality, RAW beef bones.

[@Applelord50]

Such a beautiful creature

[@WillWatchAnything29]

Trumpet is always so beautiful! I remember watching her first litter be born. The cameras had to be shut off when something went wrong and they didn't want us to see. I know what it was but don't think it needs to be said. Her pups have all gotten so big and are just as beautiful as their mother.

[@hatinlife5259]

What went wrong?

[@rokukou]

@@hatinlife5259 i would like to know too.

[@V2Mia]

Did the mother get killed or something?

[@WillWatchAnything29]

@@hatinlife5259 She ate one of her pups. It was stillborn.

[@WillWatchAnything29]

@@rokukou She ate one of her pups. It was stillborn.

[@MrsCaranAmy]

Trumpet is very tenacious with her food and will only let the ravens in when she is done. Thank you.

[@BlackCanadianWolf]

Wolf beautiful 🔥❤️

[@user-bu7sq9tz1s]

Оооо привет Андрей я твой подпищик

[@user-ul7to8rz8z]

❤️THE WOLF❤️

[@anthonypolis8807]

I remember seeing Trumpet as a newborn. She has always been a very special wolf.

[@jjbinx]

Man's best friend

[@mariaibon2087]

I loved wolves all my life 💜💜💜🐺

[@mariaibon2087]

She is beautiful 💜

[@kylerstoysgamesandmore5528]

The first time I saw a wolf was when I was at the Washington DC zoo during Christmas, and they were so active! I was only 3 months old but I remember it!

[@theemptyone7650]

@@kylerstoysgamesandmore5528 I've never been to a zoo ever in my life..but I was lucky to see them in the wild in my native country wich has the second largest wolf population in Europe..I also saw lots of other animals like bears,foxes,linxes,boars and deers just to name a few

[@kylerstoysgamesandmore5528]

@@theemptyone7650 wow cool!

[@BullGator-kd6ge]

5:10 I dunno what that Raven was expecting to happen biting its tail and all.

[@MiroslavHundak]

It's common for ravens and crows to pull other animals by the tail to distract them from food. But it takes coordinated effort and they must be extra careful around wolves.

[@LotusLady9]

Poor thing is hungry!🌞

[@yagoy.g5254]

She is so beautiful and cute, I love you Trumpet! Neve❤️🥰✨😍😍😍Snow is also beautiful too! Hehehe, what a huge snack, I wanted this cute wolf to share lunch with us!but it seems not, because she even protects her snack from the crows!😍✨🥰❤️💖☺️it's amazing to see!💖✨❤️thanks for another amazing video, Wolf Conservation Center!✨❤️☺️🥰

[@Videogameboy1989]

Wow, Trumpet looks gorgeous. It seems like its only yesterday since we first saw her as a pup.

[@keithbates598]

The Wolf chewing the bone, stunning. The Raven must learn to leave Wolf or Canine alone with a bone! My Sadie a German Shephard came in the house with a crow in her mouth. Living in Bakersfield Ca at the time. The crows kept buzzing Sadie and Shih Tzus Keith and I had. Well one day Sadie had enough and had one in her mouth. The crows Stopped buzzing the dogs. Joan and Keith Bates thank you for sharing NY Wolf Conservatory 🐺 ❤

[@WolfmanJack66]

Beautiful. Enjoying a nice chew.

[@joaovitordemetrio1602]

0:29 "Hello"

[@ohnoitsmckenzie]

“We should welcome the new neighbors!” The new neighbor’s dog:

[@gothicdragonwarriorqueen5819]

FASCINATING!🙂❤👍🐺 I love wolves and ravens too!❤❤❤❤

[@jagajanowicz6423]

They both beautiful creatures💓💓💓

[@philipneri9599]

Wolves....love them to death...my spiritual animal since I was a teenager. Such a connection...such beauty and strength. I also love the web cams...very calming to watch...

[@user-pp1mf8ip8g]

HEY the red wolf is my spirit animal

[@leeannacall4712]

She's like back it feather balls or you will be my next meal. Hugs and kisses 😘........... 🥰🌹🐾🐺🐾🐺

[@SerialDesignationaN]

"Can't enjoy my meal in peace and quiet"

[@galactick3816]

Trumpet is so very cute! Love watching her and Lighthawk. just shame the pups got separated from them for the breeding season...

[@rayrocher6887]

thanks wolf center for saving - peoples animal friends.

[@ParakeetWorld]

Wolves are amazing creatures. Why do people think theyre mean and bad?

[@cpsclan2447]

They’re cute but still by instinct killers Which is a good thing because that’s how they survive People just need to get that and stay far away from them and watch from a distance

[@kylerstoysgamesandmore5528]

Because of movies and tv shows. That's why. Hopefully wolfwalkers changes the world's perception on wolves

[@ParakeetWorld]

@Kyler's reviews fr like wtf

[@davewolf8869]

People are ignorant idiots, and are passionate about it.

[@jackiereamy4871]

Because they're thinking about themselves

[@alphawolf7620]

So beautiful creature they are.Awoooooooo!

[@afonline2004]

How can you not love both the canids and the corvids?

[@thelittlegreenball6813]

Gorgeous Baby!!! Such beauty, pride, and intelligence. I love them! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😘😘😘😘💖💖💖💖

[@dorkinabubble7772]

Birds are so hilarious, like peeking out from behind her n bee bopping around 😆

[@anthonypolis8807]

Trumpet is beautiful.

[@dashy9482]

What a lovely lady just tryin to enjoy her food

[@donnaberns8789]

A real beauty !🐾🐾🐾🐾💓🦋

[@GSDMajor]

She's very beautiful and noble, raven has to wait for rest of the meat 😄

[@jungefrau]

Love the head pop up at :31!

[@glaudison3206]

Beautiful, beautiful!

[@LilJitch]

I loooooooove wolfs

[@theemptyone7650]

So sad to know this beautiful wolf is almost extinct in his natural habitat

[@huskydogable]

@Pleiadian Sagittarius A The Mexican Wolf has been a protected species since 1977. Their numbers are increasing in Arizona and New Mexico. The US government isn't killing them. Get your "facts" straight!

[@tbauer2521]

@Pleiadian Sagittarius A I live in Wisconsin. I would never want wolves extinct, but we have way too many wolves, especially in Northern Wisconsin the deer herd has had a very tough time since wolves were reintroduced. In the winter, deer don't have a chance. Our wolf numbers have been steadily increasing. WDNR estimates 1050 animals. I don't believe that number because they can't possibly count them all. When wolves were reintroduced in Wisconsin the goal was 250 animals, that is what was promised to the people. Even if they say we're at 250 animals, there will always be more not counted. 250 animals is reasonable. Well over 1,000 is not. We are at least FOUR times over the management goal. Wolves will kill everything they can and move to another area as they need to. That's why some have such large ranges. Watch the video of the wolf pack that killed 100 mature bull elk. One Hundred. All in basically one day. The ones they didn't feel like killing that day, they hamstrung. The hamstrung bulls suffered through the night unable to run. The wolves did this so they could kill them the next day. The video was out there. Maybe it still is, but it is troubling to watch, probably more like sickening. They couldn't possibly eat them all. They killed them because they could, for sport. That's what happens when there are too many wolves. It doesn't need to go that far. Everything on this earth, whether you eat meat or not, takes resources on this planet from everything else.. Has anyone asked the deer how many wolves is enough? Have you watched a dog/coyote/wolf kill a large animal in person? I have. It's anything but merciful. I think there should be a balance between how much prey wolves are to consume and leave some for the rest of the food chain. I know the deer would take their chances with hunters, because once a wolf cuts their track, they are dead. The wolf may he the most intelligent four legged animal. It's also possibly the most effective killing machine, it's what they do. We're at Four times management goals. Best for the circle of life to get back to that. Just like most things, there will be people that say no wolves should be killed. There will be people that say they all should be killed. The solution is nearly Always somewhere between, which is where I firmly stand.

[@tbauer2521]

@A salty Saxon then you read it thanks. I don't have any desire to shoot a wolf from a helicopter, so why would I say it? I don't have any desire to kill one at all. I DO think they need to managed. Our state has over 5 times the amount of wolves agreed upon by biologists prior to reintroduction. I make decisions with facts and logic, not emotions. Sorry

[@tbauer2521]

@A salty Saxon when wolves were to reintroduced into my state, it was not me that stated management goals. Highly trained wildlife biologists defined goals. The goal was 250 animals. Last I looked Dnr numbers were over 1050 wolves. There can only be more. I find it unrealistic that they can count even 90% of wolves, 75% is probably feasible. I'm not against wolves, they are a piece of nature. I also do not make my decisions on emotions, but facts. State wildlife experts suggested a goal of 250 animals. Who here knows better than them, in the state they live in? No one. I'm fine with 250 wolves. I'm not fine with 4 or 5 times that. Anyone that believes having 4 times numbers of an apex predator suggested by biologists is good is either thinking with emotion or not thinking at all. Wolves are wolves. If left unchecked their numbers will grow and they will kill until there's nothing left to kill. When the prey is gone, they move on. No reason to let it go that far. Why is everyone so worried a out wolves, what about the other animals? How many have watched dogs or wolves run a deer to death? The deer runs until it's exhausted and collapses. Then they eat the deer alive while the deer looks around at what's happening to them. Something bigger like a herd of elk, if wolves don't feel like killing them all, they will hamstring them, keeping them alive. The elk will suffer for a day or two, not being able to run. Then when the wolves feel like it, they'll finish them off. Pretty glamorous huh? Biologists in my state say there is too many wolves in my state, they are experts in the matter. I agree with them. In the state I pay taxes in, there are too many wolves. Expert opinion, not just mine.

[@tbauer2521]

@A salty Saxon anyone that claims watching an animal die like that is glamorous should be ashamed of themselves. Is it the circle of life? Yes. Glamorous not. You've made it clear you're not logical enough to have input of value on the matter. I would never want to see wolves be killed the way they kill. I sure wouldn't call it glamorous. It's also really clear you care less about wildlife than I do.

[@fandechobits]

🐺❤️❄️😍😍

[@aanwardhana466]

What a lovely wolf

[@bilkobeli3635]

AWSOME BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS

[@asparrow5505]

Watching her eat in the snow is relaxing

[@fredadominy2558]

Exquisite beauty x

[@Cessna-er4je]

*When sharing isn't caring*

[@itaiko5498]

I guess even good friends can get into disagreements too

[@resourcedragon]

I am reminded of waitstaff trying to clear away the food before you've finished eating!

[@mistygacha8]

💖💖🐺🐺💖💖

[@mrganthewarrior5462]

Wolves Just Deserve happiness world ♥️

[@HighOnLife2910]

Thanks for sharing❣

[@castleaether1965]

0:28 Peek-A-Boo

[@caroline6218]

My dogs when I’m eating dinner be like.

[@Fausta_official]

This video relax me so much, i love it. And that shewolf is goerous ❤️

[@jorgemanuel7695]

BIG WOLF 💪🏼💪🏼🐺

[@nalasimba]

That bone must be so annoying if you are hungry! But it's ok as a snack to nibble on. 😁

[@MrTrenttness]

Bones are a vital part of most every carnivorous diet. They contain a high concentration of nutrients and minerals. A bit like taking your vitamins. ...Annoying teeth cracking vitamins ♥️

[@nalasimba]

@@MrTrenttness I was using humour in my comment!🤗🤭 It was like chewing a breadstick instead of eating a "doorstop" sandwich! Geddit? 😁😆

[@MrTrenttness]

@@nalasimba I get it now. Text doesn't translate verbal nuance too well. I hope no offence was taken.

[@nalasimba]

Noooo! Not at all! I have a very strange sense of humour, which can easily be lost in translation! Happy New Year! 😅🤣😂

[@FredonnaWalker]

This is the best! ROFL Thank you for sharing!

[@kylerstoysgamesandmore5528]

Awesome video! These are the timber wolves right? But I'm not surprised that this happened tho. Wolves are very territorial with their food. Oh by the way I am the person who adopted zephir

[@lonewolfgaming4916]

She's actually a Mexican gray wolf

[@thedepressedweebvoid6206]

She is unexplained and beautiful

[@bobsoldrecords1503]

The Raven was taking the piss there. Funny and love both

[@kamanama3671]

Couple questions. One. What is that gorgeous noise in the background? Too. A dog's teeth really really really that strong? Three. What is the wingspan of a raven those birds are huge?

[@theemptyone7650]

Wolf has a bite force of normally around 400 pounds but can be much stronger depending on size and species and a raven wingspan is normally around 100-150 cm (39-59 inch)... no clue what bird makes the background sound though

[@jackiereamy4871]

Rascally Raven!

[@OdeeOz]

Would have been hilarious if the wolf had kicked that Raven behind it, like our Flat Coated Retriever did as she was nomming a soup bone in the back yard. She looked back, then BOP went her hind leg and sent the raven a flutter. One of those _Times I wish I had a camera running,_ moments. 😂😂🤣

[@Baltothegreatwolf]

She is so beautiful

[@werdna1969]

That’s so raven.

[@LilJitch]

Congrtes on 200k!

[@tobiasunterweger7477]

Cool Video

[@beadahm8733]

AMAZING NATURE!❤❤❤the "old story...ravens and wolfs."merci à vous, encore pour ce magnifique moment d'un "combat" si singulier.

[@romanandjuju9790]

I love wolfs

[@aidenholfter641]

Now that's a good wolf

[@peppermint7882]

❤PRECIOSO!!! ❤

[@SergioBecerraII]

She reminds me of me defending my food from my family.

[@kylerstoysgamesandmore5528]

This is totally be me with my food

[@HtotheT]

Hehe 31 seconds in..the head of the raven behind Trumpet 🐺 ❤️ So cute and sneaky 🤭

[@maddasher8471]

These ravens are roleplaying stealth section in video games

[@reuelray]

Heckle and Jeckle disturbe The Big Bad Wolf from eating his popsicle.

[@hongjinteak1678]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@sillystringcheese17]

The crow be like: pika boo, time to steal your food

[@jasiskitchenrecipes2056]

Nice vedio thankyou for sharing

[@RavenMockery]

Now you see me. Now you don't!

[@tea-skyy]

💕😌🥰🐾😃

[@Shepherd0597]

she is so cute

[@zerozilch]

The Ravens were chatty 🙂

[@denaconroy1974]

Yeah The Wolves need to be protected and their existence continually preserved !

[@user-gr9oh9nv9f]

WolfAlways.

[@pianoman6512]

5:11 hahahaha😾

[@orangepanda5748]

Cool!

[@carolm7037]

Awesome

[@lyndaslocs]

I said, Don't touch my food!