tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post9069564298639101379..comments2023-10-27T05:13:11.917-04:00Comments on Backyard Beasts: Yellowstone in WinterJohn Van Nielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15794094212588258914noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-72680276242358391412013-12-02T19:33:17.439-05:002013-12-02T19:33:17.439-05:00Shame I don't think any of my comments went th...Shame I don't think any of my comments went through last week. Being a dunce I totally forgot to turn off my javascript blocker and approve my wordpress ID to be used for commenting. So to sum up the missed comments, I am very jealous of your opportunities to take the amazing photographs you have, especially in Yellowstone. <br /><br />Hopefully one day I'll get to work there as a wolf researcher. I'm very interested in studying their behavior and interactions. It was amazing to learn that a lot of the knowledge we used to have about their hierarchy may be invalid when applied to wild populations. Researchers are starting to disregard the Alpha-Beta structure and label it as a family structure instead similar to humans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-84916216160603039682012-02-06T11:18:27.408-05:002012-02-06T11:18:27.408-05:00Well, I guess one of the obvious different uses fo...Well, I guess one of the obvious different uses for front and back feet would be something like digging.marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715566601663116735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-81518275507548008762012-01-31T10:07:19.649-05:002012-01-31T10:07:19.649-05:00This was a good answerThis was a good answerCritterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042274411562053105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-66149389698055080242012-01-31T08:24:42.761-05:002012-01-31T08:24:42.761-05:00Very cool pictures. We're sweltering in South ...Very cool pictures. We're sweltering in South Africa presently so the idea of spending time with wolves in the snow is very appealing.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04488559051743146041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-31749084199632126892012-01-31T03:51:38.228-05:002012-01-31T03:51:38.228-05:00Snow,wolves,tracks...what can get better than that...Snow,wolves,tracks...what can get better than that?Seeing wild wolves are top of my wish list.Looking forward to next track posts.......bigcatdetectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00617127268108215536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-64221497878440013662012-01-30T21:05:43.552-05:002012-01-30T21:05:43.552-05:00Many animals do. Humans for example :) -- bat that...Many animals do. Humans for example :) -- bat that is kind of cheating. Others include coons, bears, opossum. The short answer is that they use their front and rear feet differently. That is dramatic in an animal like a black bear, but more subtle in felines and canines. So you NEXT question will be: How do wolves use their front and rear feet differently? I am going to email an expert and see what he has to say.... stay tuned!John Van Nielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794094212588258914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-74642329453748093722012-01-30T11:18:37.864-05:002012-01-30T11:18:37.864-05:00I love the photo of the pack. Why would they have ...I love the photo of the pack. Why would they have a difference in the metacarpal pad from the front foot to the back foot?marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715566601663116735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-56874008001701061982012-01-30T08:23:59.123-05:002012-01-30T08:23:59.123-05:00Beautiful...Beautiful...Alyssa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944057074589003472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6562380041550585500.post-68767403421050203532012-01-29T23:31:29.982-05:002012-01-29T23:31:29.982-05:00Great stuff, John!
You must be working with Jim H...Great stuff, John!<br /><br />You must be working with Jim Halfpenny in Bozeman?Trailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09949103831752176052noreply@blogger.com