Michael S. Nolan Photography

It was early on the morning of October 26, 2007 and the Hayden pack of wolves in Yellowstone National Park were busily working to uncover an elk carcass previously buried by a grizzly bear when this grizzly bear charged the pack for the right to the carcass. It is hard to say if this bear is the grizzly that buried the carcass originally, or if it just wanted to feed. Here in late October grizzly bears enter a state of hyperphagia, a need to feed extensively before going into hibernation. This bear managed to push the wolves off, but only maintained the rights to the carcass for a little over four minutes before the wolves regrouped and chased it off. This is one of the last images ever taken of the Hayden Pack feeding, as the pack was attacked on October 30, 2007 by another group of wolves called the Molly Pack resulting in the deaths and break-up of most of the Hayden Pack wolves. Click on the "my blog" button here to read more about this event.

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