this is meaningless since we dont know how often they try and how often they succeed. it’s the monthly moose ration that matters, not how much they can eat from a single kill.
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Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 4 weeks ago
But wait, if a lone wolf gets 53% of the moose, but a pack of six gets 83% of the moose, then per-wolf that’s 13.8% of the moose. Why would an individual opt to hunt in a pack then?
huf@hexbear.net 4 weeks ago
Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 4 weeks ago
Which would conversely strengthen the idea that wolves hunt in packs due to the difficulty of hunting.
D61@hexbear.net 4 weeks ago
Family groups. Kids old enough to hunt but not old enough to strike off on their own.
A single wolf may be able to kill a moose but a pack can definitely kill a moose. A single wolf might have to limit themselves to smaller moose while a pack can successfully take on a larger moose. A pack might have an easier time separating a single moose from the rest of the …
mooses?…meece?…moose herd.xeekei@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Maybe the real moose is the friends you make along the way?
notabot@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
They each expend less energy per kill, and face less risk, when hunting in a pack. That means that they can make more kills and get more sustinance. A pack of six wolves only needs to make four kills to get more sustinsnce each than six wolves each making an independent kill. Working as a pack also increases the reliability of hunting as they’re more likely to make a kill each time they expend the considerable amount of energy it takes.