You can't believe that the donkey turned out to be the nemesis of the wolf.
After the attack of wolves, American farms did not have a few more sheepdogs, but instead added a few new donkeys. Is it true that donkeys are better at housekeeping than dogs?
Or are wolves afraid of donkeys? This doesn't seem to be true, but what the hell is going on?
In 2021, zoologists found a pair of wild gray wolves near Walden, Colorado, and saw a litter of cubs they gave birth to. They were thrilled by the discovery, as wild gray wolves had been seen again since the 1940s, and breeding had also begun here.
For this reason, the zoologists decided to list the gray wolves that appeared in the area as protected animals to prevent hunters from going extinct again.
However, while this conservation is helpful for grey wolf population recovery, it has hurt local farmers. Because since the implementation of this policy, the number of wild gray wolves is increasing.
Due to the shortage of food in the wild, these gray wolves have their eyes on ready-made prey, that is, cattle and sheep in the farmer's pasture.
A local rancher, Kittelson, said that since the end of 2021, the gray wolves have killed three of his family's cattle and even a dog.
Of course, Kittelson also wants to drive away these invading wolves, but the family dog is not powerful, and he has a gun and cannot use it, because the wolf is a protective animal, and shooting it will break the law.
How can this be done?
To keep his livestock safe, Kittelson began experimenting with power grids for the ranch, and he himself would be on night shift whenever he was available. During this month,000, no more wolf invasions were found.
However, this is not a solution, because wolves are very intelligent animals, and if they touch the power grid many times, they will find a way to crack it, and sooner or later they will still be able to get their hands on it.
It was at this time, during a conversation with wildlife officials, that Gittleson heard about a method of "watching the house donkey." Anyway, a dead horse is a live horse doctor, how about trying it, in case there is a miracle effect? Kittelson decided to give it a try.
So, it didn't take long for Kittelson to introduce six wild donkeys to the ranch. As soon as the donkeys arrived at Gittleson's house, they got out of the car and began to eat hay, seemingly unaware that they had been sent to another place.
Seeing this scene, it made Kittelson's little grandson feel speechless,
This donkey also looked too stupid, how could he fight a wolf so calmly?
And, even if dogs sometimes scurry around, they are "as steady as Tarzan," as if they hadn't noticed.
Is it difficult to "watch over the donkey" really useless? In fact, these are just appearances.
According to a rancher from Minnesota, it has been using donkeys to guard against wolves for more than 20 years, and since the introduction of donkeys, it has never seen a wolf dare to make trouble in the pasture.
Moreover, he also said that once, a wolf had just sneaked into the fence and was immediately spotted by a donkey. As a result, the donkey lectured the wolf harshly, and then stood there looking at it, as if he wanted the wolf to leave on his own. Later, the wolf also left sadly.
Upon learning of this, Gittleson immediately found a breeding donkey, and he hoped that these donkeys would be able to start a family here and protect his pasture together.
Although it is still impossible to know what the effect of these "housekeeper donkeys" will be in the future, the idea that donkeys can deal with wolves is actually not empty.
It turns out that this wild donkey is different from the domestic donkey, because they have lived in the wild for a long time, so their physical fitness is much better than that of the domestic donkey. In addition, its body size is also much larger than the donkey we usually see, and its growth can reach about 2 meters.
Moreover, although donkeys usually look stupid, I believe that everyone has heard a word, that is, "donkey temper", donkeys are a very sharp animal, a tendon, if they start a fire, do not beat each other to the urine flow that will not stop.
The donkey itself is very large, and the natural force is also very strong, which is actually easy for a wolf that is several times smaller than itself.
Although donkeys do not have sharp teeth, their legs are very strong, and once they kick the wolf's stomach, they are either killed or injured.
Therefore, I guess that in the future, some wolves may feel that they are "head iron" and go to find the trouble of these donkeys, but they will certainly not end up with a good end. After a few battles, it is impossible to attack again.
Of course, the donkey's ability to take care of the home is also limited, it can only deal with medium-sized animals such as wolves, and if it encounters any lions and tigers, there is definitely no way to deal with it.
So, do you think that the donkey raised by this farmer's family will really be able to protect his family's pasture in the future?