Wolves, Ravens, Carrion & Symbiotic Relationships 🐺

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All life is linked in mysterious ways and relationships between different animals prove to benefit the species as well as ecosystems. Mutualism is a relationship between two species in which both species benefit. Symbiotic relationships between what appears to be unrelated species are absolutely fascinating.

Ravens and wolves have developed a mutually beneficial relationship in Yellowstone. It has been observed that ravens will favour wolves, and associate themselves in accordance with hunting patterns. Ravens often eat the wolves open carcasses.

Carrion is the decaying flesh of a dead animal that is visually unpleasant and smells foul. It is an important food source for many animals and plays a big role in ecosystems, for example, a coyote can feed on the dead flesh of an elk that wolves have left behind.

Carrion can be viewed as nutrient packages, it is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems but equally many invertebrates such as beetles and maggots eat carrion, which also plays an important role in recycling nitrogen and carbon in animal remains.

A biologist confirmed an intimate relationship between wolves and ravens in Yellowstone and found that the ravens found wolf killed prey within a few minutes after the kill was made. Biologists found that the average number of ravens present at a wolf kill is 30 – and up to 135 have been recorded to eat from the leftovers. Ravens are also known to circle above herds in the distance informing the wolves where they are and are sometimes known as ‘extra eyes and ears’. Where one species is weak the other is strong. Sometimes when the ravens fly, the wolves will follow. They can even lead wolves to animals carcasses that are too tough to penetrate. Wolves and ravens have also been observed to play with each other, the ravens dive at the wolves and then quickly fly away. Ravens may entice wolves to chase them. They also play with the cubs.

It is interesting to learn the relationships that form between different species, as the whole carcass is consumed and nourishes many species. Wolves give life to many more animals than they kill, and this is often overlooked. Wolf scavenger relationships are beneficial to both parties, importantly on behaviour and ecology.

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References

"Grizzly, wolf, coyotes, ravens on carcass" by YellowstoneNPS is marked with CC PDM 1.0

"Gray Wolf & Common Raven - Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, West Yellowstone" by hesyifei is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

"Wolf, magpies, and ravens at carcass near Soda Butte" by YellowstoneNPS is marked with CC PDM 1.0

"Wolves at Blacktail Pond" by YellowstoneNPS is marked with CC PDM 1.0

"Wolves at Blacktail Pond" by YellowstoneNPS is marked with CC PDM 1.0

"On guard" by anyjazz65 is licensed under CC BY 2.0

By TimVickers - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6859809

Description Casa Julia, Cavandi, Panes, Peñamellera Baja, Asturias, Spain
Date 26 May 2014, 22:49
Source Carrion Beetle (Necrodes littoralis)
Author Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE

"Lying wolf pup II" by Tambako the Jaguar is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0

Description: This picture was taken on the outskirts of Bikaner, this site is used for the local villagers to abandon the carcasses of their pets which includes camels, Water buffalo's, Goat's etc. Scavengers like Egyptian vulture can be seen feeding on the bodies of these dead animals.
Date 2 February 2013, 12:28:28
Source Own work
Author ANKITNARANG297

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