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[@myvaulttv9045]

This is honestly one the most beautiful wildlife videos I've ever seen, the panic ensued and the desperate relentless pursuit by the wolf, remarkable.

[@ab7dasker]

This is so fantastic. I love that the shot is wide enough that you can see how the herd moves and how much ground is covered just in this short clip. Breathtakingly beautiful to see a single wolf hunting like that. Gives you an appreciation for nature. Wolves are such noble animals.

[@nordicfischer6751]

I loved it when she said, "this time The Wolf has Won." I was really rooting for that Wolf. Wolves have to eat too.

[@FF-cz8sg]

one single wolf could make the entire pack running, very impressive

[@herbrothersoutdoors501]

The wolf worked hard for it, that stamina.

[@METALOZON]

This is great. Its so rare to see a lone wolf take on an adult large pray and be successful. And the blood on snow made it even more powerful.

[@RahulMPrathap]

Cinematic mood

[@zombiehunterzippy9823]

@Reginald Lovely technically there is no such thing an omega wolf or a beta wolf and if were being completely honest there is no such thing as an alpha wolf relatively speaking all of these only exist in captive wolf packs where unrelated wolves live together except for the alpha you could technically say they exist but they are really the parents to most if not all the other wolves in the pack

[@christopherbellore3511]

Prey

[@neilbryanbucsit197]

wolves are more than capable as lone hunters

[@bkjeong4302]

@@zombiehunterzippy9823 even in captive packs, if you allow the pack to form by having a breeding pair of wolves and making them stay with their offspring, they form family groups as in the wild.

[@annewilson1966]

I LOVE THIS!! NEVER underestimate the power of a single wolf. They can thrive as solitary hunters as well as in packs

[@alphaarx3055]

People who underestimate lone wolves are just ignorant and dumb and really don't know anything about them or animal's for the that matter

[@bigsmoke6030]

@@alphaarx3055 foreal

[@doug2555]

@@alphaarx3055 Exactly. Coyotes hunt solo and are super successful yet they are much much smaller than wolves. Sure, wolves have evolved to hunt in packs, but that doesn't mean that a lone wolf will be doomed to starve and die.

[@AnimalsandInfotainmentTube]

@@alphaarx3055 Absolutely

[@AnimalsandInfotainmentTube]

@@doug2555 Yes

[@fahyraarsheen8496]

Pack wolf is a survivor... Lone wolf is a warrior...

[@camionesfernandez3745]

Didn’t see that in the video

[@sahansensu6108]

@@camionesfernandez3745 wtf, wolf won their, it can't grab with his front legswhatdo you expect it to do? catching a moving targets neck without using your hands is harder than catching apples in a water tank or hanged on a rope and most people are not even able to do that. once the wolf managed to bite the neck properly the deer died on the spot.

[@mirceapintelie361]

that wolf deserves his feast.thats an impressive kill✌

[@MarioMartinez-tt9ly]

I’m impressed by the wolf’s stamina. Continuously running at full speed for so long is crazy

[@AlanSanchez-ww9qb]

Wow, the wolf took the caribou down in 15 seconds once it got its jaw on the caribou's throat... that is killer jaw power!

[@mdewolfe33]

Wolves have insane jaw strength. A fully grown wolf can easily break a human arm with it's bite force. Once they bite down, it's very hard to escape that power.

[@Lawa0-0]

Matt DeWolfe yes their bite is twice of a german Shepherd that’s hell of a bite

[@theshermantanker7043]

@@mdewolfe33 Actually it still takes them quite some effort to break a Human arm. A guy got bitten full force on his forearm once and the wolf chomped down for more than a minute, before his arm fractured

[@Unknown-nc4jq]

in a documentary years ago they measured a wolf's bite. A wolf can crush a cow's leg bone instantly. Its about 5 tons of power in every bite

[@rageraptor7127]

It got horribly mauled too though. It almost wasn’t worth it but he needed to do it out of desperation so it’s just barely worth the injuries.

[@Yes-sz4jl]

It's amazing to think that the whole time the wolf is running, he's scanning the herd for the weakest/injured animals.

[@Steven-jn2cw]

Lions do this too, look for old and young prey. Actually lots of predators do this.

[@sahansensu6108]

the one he got was not even weak or injured too, it was big.

[@truthfacts5438]

Wolf definitely has more stamina than a bear, and there's a video on KZbin of a lone wolf taking down a full grown bison... there very powerful!

[@ilqar887]

Are u kidding me of course wolf has better stamina

[@samo6083]

Send the link

[@adhikahartanto4302]

Big cats use a suprise attack, the wolves use their stamina to chase their prey

[@pedrocampos691]

Homotherium.

[@bkjeong4302]

@@pedrocampos691 Exception to the rule.

[@russc.9618]

Wow, honestly one of the most impressive things I’ve ever seen. THAT is one BAD ASS wolf!

[@christopherbellore3511]

Amazing! That Lone Wolf must be in his prime. That was a persistent tactical kill. Great filming. What a rare sighting caught perfectly by drone! Awesome.

[@countrygirlxo7188]

Sad yet amazing, the fact that a wolf can take on prey double their size with only their mouth is unbelievable. Idk how people can hunt these amazing animals for sport 💕 they’ve given us so much

[@shahidkhan2025]

Hi darling 😘💓🌷

[@harjindersingh6539]

Good morning

[@Argentangelozoom2003]

I agree

[@russell1371]

This is one of the most impressive things I’ve ever seen in my life. Imagine attempting to do what this lone wolf does here.

[@hellochris1314]

A wolf can keep a group of caribou running. It is a beautiful scene

[@2two371]

I judged this wolf in the beginning because he didn't go crouching in the bushes so he could have an advantage, but he didn't give up so he finished the hunt incredibly, impressed 👏

[@bkjeong4302]

The wolf wanted to be seen, so it would be able to scare the herd into running (a wolf has a much easier time bringing down prey on the run than prey that stands its ground)

[@levent.a.7280]

Only cats are ambush hunters, wolves are runners they chase their Preys in order to exhaust them.

[@VenomQuill]

Fascinating. I've never seen a lone wolf hunt before, and I never will through anything but this media. It hunts like a normal wolf in a pack- legs and then throat. They aren't as flexible or fast as cats or burly as bears, but a lone wolf can take down prey twice its size. Absolutely fascinating.

[@bkjeong4302]

Venom Quill Endurance helps

[@abinavvinayak3758]

Venom Quill yeah but they got more stamina

[@littlelink935]

Wolves has one of the strongest bite in the animal kingdom a chomp could easily break the preys tendons and bones

[@rilanespolong1216]

theres another video of a one wolf bringing down a bisson, but the bison is a yearling its still bigger compare to the wolf though.

[@bekabeka71]

Never underestimate a lone wolf

[@ahmermirza]

its awesome how just one wolf had the whole fucking herd running like crazy

[@NorCal415]

This is really beautiful. Nature is awesome. As a dog lover, I like seeing them hunt.

[@user-ic1dh7ly8t]

Я всматривалась, действительно ли один? То, что он сделал, восхищает, удивляет, сколько силы, выносливости! Хвала волку, уважаю. Спасибо за видео.

[@KDawg92801]

the wolf was like "stop resisting, it will be over in a few minutes"

[@forestdweller5581]

That was an awesome show!!!!

[@LJLMETAL]

@2:08; the one Caribou was like, "Guys; help." The others were like, "You're on your own."

[@cissokhomaguette8158]

hahahhahahhhahahha

[@RahulMPrathap]

Right

[@kingofthemonsters3712]

@@cissokhomaguette8158 not funny, besides, the wolf does not have a pack anyway

[@Defender78]

Why can’t these shitty Caribou try to defend one of their own, and why can’t they say to one another “hey there is 400 of us, what if we just charged towards the wolf to scare him away or maybe stomp him?

[@maokreatywne4059]

@@Defender78 Caribou aren't really intelligent

[@Calumniation]

Go lone wolf, you deserve that whole caribou.

[@fantasiasizzle3867]

I just love to see wolves hunt. Such beautiful animals.

[@jamesbacon1671]

Until they grab your little dog in the back yard. There goes muffy.

[@elkman28]

James Bacon oh well this planet is theirs

[@Blizzard_flurry]

Ya

[@thedogman7846]

James Bacon Yeah only if you‘re stupid enough to leave your tiny ass dog unatended outside in predator country

[@carmenlydiacarmona4303]

Excellent endurance and strength that was amazing and you wouldn't want to have to face that beast without a firearm.

[@theshermantanker7043]

He did struggle with the one he caught though. The caribou should have kicked back tbh :(

[@mohammedhossain9846]

TheShermanTanker the wolf had it on the right spot

[@theshermantanker7043]

@@mohammedhossain9846 Yeah. It's still amazing to see a grown wolf struggle with a young Caribou that looks like he's only half a year old though

[@mohammedhossain9846]

TheShermanTanker The reindeer isnt that young. It can either be a teenage one or a female. Males might be larger and weight 400 lbs.

[@Robwolf28]

@@theshermantanker7043 Why is it sad if that was you a man and you were hungry with no food so you had to kill a caribou or you would starve to death would you be sad? That wolf is trying to survive it doesn't matter what it eats as long as it can eat to survive. See some poacher hunters kill for pleasure and boast about how they killed an exotic animal so to have trophies. Though some hunters kill animals so they can eat. The wolf is not a murderer neither is a human when he kills a bull to eat beef. This is all the same thing.

[@SriramRamani]

Wow. What a fighter. Looking at the way the deers were fleeing initially, he mustve given up. But he was fantastic to fight and get the reward. Fantastic

[@hasfocus]

Wow, that didn't take long. On the other hand, it took a wolverine about 15 minutes to bring down a caribou. So much for wolverines being stronger than wolves.

[@calvinrump3558]

@Commander Wolffe A lone wolverine can keep two wolves at a distance and can steal their food. So much for your 200 pounds and 1700 biteforce which is inaccurate. The biteforce is 500 psi

[@calvinrump3558]

@Commander Wolffe Do your research on the biteforce before spreading misinformation like a dumbass. 😂

[@calvinrump3558]

@Commander Wolffe Nope, gray wolves have a 500 psi. The mackenzie valley have a 1200.

[@carlgustav945]

Yet 2 wolves can't take down a wolverine.

[@bkjeong4302]

@@carlgustav945 They can, the problem is that the wolverine will go down fighting and it’s really not worth the effort.

[@THEE.apples]

I love how majestic the caribou run. INCREDIBLE.

[@countrygirlxo7188]

It’s amazing how powerful these animals are. Some dogs are larger... and we keep these animals as pets, without realizing that if our dogs really wanted to they could kill us easily. Not talking about small dogs but large powerful breeds

[@LukeAhLicous]

Yea my German Shepherd is the size of a smaller wolf and he could seriously hurt someone if he wanted

[@aymanemach]

I could beat a big dog

[@bigsmoke6030]

@@aymanemach depends

[@aymanemach]

@@bigsmoke6030 true

[@p.p.8624]

We could do the same to a dog (a skilled person, not the average shlepp rock). Humans are the premier apex predators.

[@manqobamagawu225]

Lone wolves don't hunt such large prey,,think this guy must have been really hungry... Great hunting skills

[@yonisali3879]

There is song lyric that comes to mind after reading your comment and watching this video. "If are you hungry you will join the fight eventually." In the case of that gentleman with the prefect hunting skills it was easy to see the hungry in the Sprint and the tactical execution of it . I say bon appetit feast well to the 🐺 cuz if there ever was a well deserved meal this has to be in the top ten.

[@music0cool]

That is one damn good hunter!! Wow, impressed

[@liga1ize]

волку лайк!

[@shawnlittle3091]

INCREDIBLE!!!!! Good thing the whole entire herd is not attacking this one Lone wolf.

[@thedalton7265]

Crazy how much force must be behind that bite to the legs to stop a caribou from running.

[@axelvolkov988]

The power of a lonely hunter

[@ricardotinoco8908]

And some people say some dog breeds could kill a wolf, What I would like to see is one of those dogs kill a caribou like that

[@jesusgabrielcarmonamedina1597]

It really depends on the dog breed as well as the wolf sub species, But most of the time if an euroasiatic wolf (Canis Lupus Lupus) or an Alaskan Timber wolf (Canis Lupus Occidentalis) wants to kill a guard dog, it will kill it no matter the breed... Not to mention how deadly a pack could be.

[@naiarerich2926]

Most of the time they go for calves but this one went for a meat that's twice as big as him and even as a lone hunter. So epic!!!

[@hussamali9205]

Please tell me what word before hoof did the female commentator utter in time 2:15 ??

[@harjindersingh6539]

Hello

[@damicamarshall5255]

@@hussamali9205 this is from a while ago but she said "well aimed"

[@tPsychedelic]

Badass Lone Wolf!

[@user-cf3ii1sc4p]

Wolf 👍🍀❤️

[@brunom.9620]

Truly impressive. A wolf is a wolf.

[@musaipekesen9087]

This Wolf is better than dogs pack.

[@aky10011]

To take down an animal twice its weight with nothing but its mouth and stamina makes this much more impressive than any big cats which have much stronger forelimbs.

[@sahansensu6108]

those suckers are not even fighting their prey if they are not lions, they are coward ambush predators.

[@neilbryanbucsit197]

contrary to popular belief wolves are more than capable lone hunters

[@kutber2484]

beautiful wolf!

[@natebush8217]

Woot! There's just something so satisfying and badass about a wolf taking down large prey by itself. It may not have been the biggest deer, but it was still bigger than the wolf and it still required effort to take down. :)

[@HarlanFit]

As your attention was on the wolf as he was scattering the herd, it looked like he was running towards a flock of fleeing birds.

[@thanasissy6953]

wolf's stamina is no joke

[@Kensho-gw5cp]

Hunting alone with over hundred caribou’s wow I love this

[@rayerscarpensael2300]

What a class, what a master, and what a 'humane' clean kill. Wolves are awesome.

[@romanestrada2842]

The caribou should put up wolf free zone signs that’ll help keep them safe

[@handyman8764]

Roman Estrada: You mean "trigger warning" and "safe space"?

[@Raison_d-etre]

You mean shark or riptide or bear or tiger warnings.

[@taquangngoc650]

So beautiful

[@marcobravo7726]

The only real news BBC post these days

[@beejame1668]

I like snow ❄️❄️❄️ and wildlife

[@mullhamdakakni5075]

one wolf cause all this ! fuck !

[@joeyconvery2055]

Mullham Dakakni Wolves have one of the most powerful bites..their jaws can crush through bone with only a few bites.

[@sr-hd3bz]

Joey Convery crocodile(nile) have strongest

[@Vergil-1996]

You said it because "he's a wolf.

[@zubairazam3659]

brave wolf 👍👍

[@killerpro6982]

Those jaws must have massive strength in them to hold the caribou and finally kill it . Makes sense for them to have a bite force of more than 1,000 psi .

[@sloughwaya7291]

Amazing

[@makitat6838]

Матёрый зверюга!

[@user-sj3on6wv7u]

В одиночку тоже могут волки охотится на болших траваядных.

[@volshebnikq1608]

Реально опытный волчяра что не смотря на трудности бился за кусок мяса и вознаграждение за труд получил!!!.

[@yamelismonsac8276]

🎉I love Wolf ❤

[@nurali8824]

amazing video!👍

[@finvinkm]

Fantastic hunt and so beautiful she did it

[@user-iy3ih2mk4e]

Это видео всем скептикам которые рассказывают что волки по одиночке ничего не могут ,оленя один завалил меньше чем за минуту , и не просто завалил стоячего, а до этого разбил стадо на несколько групп и догнал оленя.Они по одиночке могут такое, что вы с десятью собаками не добьетесь,это уже проверенно много раз.

[@user-zq9df3xb4u]

Согласен! Я удивился увиденным.Это такой же миф о гиенах, типа они стаей нападают.,а..н..нет...гиена в одиночку способна как волк гнаться за быстрой Гну и завалить ее. Ни какая собака этого ,ни когда ,ни сделает.По единственной причине, что собака без человека и шага не шагнет.

[@user-zd1qi3cl6m]

Этот волчара на лету любого волкодава вальнет!

[@Arsen0606]

@@user-zd1qi3cl6m 😄😄😄 сказочник

[@belialuedke1880]

Cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@Friendlyneighborhoodguy]

I think the lesson here is don't underestimate a wolf.

[@fernandamorales4989]

My god that wolf is a olimpic runner

[@robertperrotto870]

at first the wolf was loping, basically to panic the herd, perhaps injure one of them, when he started circling with the herd all around him, he chose one and you could see the burst of speed. was quite fascinating to watch, unfortunately that wolf will only get one, maybe two meals off that carcass before other predators take the kill.

[@AJK17.5]

@@robertperrotto870 true but I really underestimated its stamina

[@leighparker9109]

Thanks lots. :D

[@hapakaja]

Beautiful

[@mnkash2007]

Wolves: warrior African wild dog: runner Dhole: sleek Coyote: great at adaption

[@mnkash2007]

That’s all I can think of

[@user-cf3ii1sc4p]

Great Wolf BRAVO

[@lucaschmidt8913]

I rooted for the wolf !

[@hassanmouahhidi703]

Merci beaucoup excelent

[@podster12]

Wow..... Amazing! It is a rare sight to see a lone wolf successful in taking down bigger prey.

[@michaelbarghusen9721]

Naja, Wölfe ernähren sich nicht von Mäusen... 🐺

[@coolcat1058]

Reminds me of the polar bear running for like 10 minutes ( forgot what he was chasing) but in and out of the water that bear did exactly what he was after was doing..... they are warriors

[@hunt4fish]

Great video, mother natures way of real life/death...... raw

[@tristanzz1630]

The wolves aren‘t dirty hooligans like hyenas. They are professional hunters who follow the order of their leader and work for their goal.

[@sparklexd8861]

wolves are my 1st favourite animals

[@juliansihite1289]

Lone sigma wolf is always impressive, having that alpha capability, but doesn’t seek for any recognition in the hierarchy.

[@darrentan4579]

Canada 🇨🇦

[@theyael97]

Sometimes The Lone Wolf doesn’t die.

[@h.e.y58441]

smart and alone wolf. this animals are excellent

[@user-vh5ns5kk6k]

Одну ещё ничего, бывало беспощадно по десятку за раз!

[@user-nx6yt1es6r]

Силён страх смерти, очень силён. Сотни оленей от страха разбегаются от одного волка.

[@pedrocampos691]

Huh.

[@gamingwithyounas8436]

You can see how much the caribou wanted to escape, and how much effort the wolf used to take down the caribou to finally have a meal after days,

[@user-um2bq5rm2r]

Вот это волчара.

[@fraidoonw]

great!

[@kenjiro2676]

I love clips like these that aren't slow motion

[@heartkind8044]

٢لا لا قبل ازهمي منذ عام وانت بخير يا ٢ام خياره مايطفيها الا العور يعرف طريقه

[@Doshtul]

Game over

[@VivianBoye]

What a hunt..

[@user-lt6ju1ig7s]

ذيبااان وكفووو يابو سرحان💪❤

[@brandonjohnson5205]

Any wild feline probably would've gassed out before they even ckufht up to the caribou lol.

[@yantisusantiyanti182]

Dari vidio ini bisa di ambil pelajaran kalau usaha dengan sungguh2 tanpa menyerah akan membuahkan hasil..

[@moraddmc7242]

Un guerrier ce loup solitaire. Respect 😎

[@user-bn8uf2fp7l]

Они вообще стаей окружают. Наверно волк-одиночка.

[@sahansensu6108]

people thinking wolves can't hunt alone or weak animals makes me see red, wolves are really strong animals with insanely strong bite forces and insane amount of stamina the only thing they are not as effective as big cats when alone is because -they are not ambush predators so they have no suprise element they attack head on and chase their preys while solitary cats just attacks when the prey is not expecting, in reality if you make both of them chase the prey without ambushing the cats would give up out of tiredness while the wolf would eventually catch it -wolves bone structure doesn't allow them to grab their hunts as you can see in the video, cats just tackle the prey and keep it on the ground with their front legs while wolves can't (the same reason they can't claw, they have very long claws too but 1-their arms is not fit for slapping motion and 2- the tip of their claws gets blunted out of friction they get when they run since they are not retractable) wolf in this video never attempt it to grab the prey just wait until the prey get tired and lost blood enough so he could attack the neck and kill it as easily as a big cat would, if anything i saw big cats taking longer to kill it with their bites while it took very short amount of time to kill once he was able to grab the throath with his jaws.

[@Vergil-1996]

When the king is hungry no one like stand In front of him This is what the video describes ..