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[deleted] t1_jdrztoh wrote

Reply to comment by Leofdoc in PsBattle: Wolf in a car next to a guy by Zetheryian

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HaikuBotStalksMe t1_jdszi5m wrote

Get that science mumbo jumbo out of here. Is the wolf really that large?

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Pandarandrist t1_jdt7aat wrote

Yes. Seeing them in person I was blown away. This maybe makes them look slightly larger than they are. But they are...they are not dogs. They are big.

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SNERDAPERDS t1_jdtvf0n wrote

My Great Dane is that big. He's a dog.

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Pandarandrist t1_jdu5y5r wrote

Your great dane is a dog, but he doesn't look like a wolf. I think when people see wolves, they imagine them to be the size of the dogs that kind of look like them.

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LunarBahamut t1_jdumhe4 wrote

But that's not what you said in the comment he replied to?

Certified Reddit moment.

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LunarBahamut t1_jdumisp wrote

People downvoting you while making a completely valid point.

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Caelinus t1_jduq0sf wrote

This is of course referring to a specific type of grey wolf, for people who are interested. The vast majority of wolves around the world are nowhere near this big. However, Grey/Timber wolves from NA are waaaaaay bigger than you would expect. We have a sanctuary for them where I live, and it is super lucky they are not terribly aggressive towards people.

One of them I saw was over 100lbs, (they are lighter for their size than dogs as they are narrower) and probably 6 feet long. It was a younger one, and was super happy to see us.

When going into the viewing potion of the sanctuary I noticed they had ~12 foot fences, and I swear that wolf was hitting 8-10 with every jump. Thew threw a whole elk in the pen, and a single wolf grabbed it and dragged it off on its own. They are freakishly strong and fast.

For whatever reason they are generally more curious about people than aggressive, as I said though, so all the wolves would hang out in the viewing area to people watch calmly whenever people showed up. The young ones wanted to play with the humans, but they are too strong and uncontrollable, so even if they did not intentionally hurt you they would still accidentally maul you.

Really interesting creatures.

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LunarBahamut t1_jdumev2 wrote

Obviously they can crunch through bone, that's where the most valuable and tasty nutrition is located if you hunt large mammals.

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