In the cold Arctic hinterland, land is the hunting ground for Arctic wolves and arctic foxes.
Arctic wolves live in the most inhospitable regions of the world, the Arctic has boundless ice and snow, a long winter, is a cold and dark place, starting from November every year, there is nearly half a year completely invisible to the sun, the temperature will drop to more than minus 50 degrees Celsius.
The weather only warms up in April, and until then Arctic wolves will struggle to find food for weeks.
The protagonist of today's story is the Arctic wolves in the heart of the Arctic, and after a long winter and spring, they finally usher in the best time for hunting.
With the onset of summer, the snow and ice on land gradually melt, which makes hunting much easier.
This pack of wolves will cross the ice to reach another land mass where a wealth of hunting targets await them.
Today's target is the Arctic rabbit, the Arctic rabbit is not shy and timid, in the face of danger, unlike the common rabbit running on all fours, the Arctic rabbit will stand up, and like a kangaroo only with the hind feet to jump quickly, extremely cute, the Arctic rabbit can move at a speed of about 60 kilometers per hour.
Because the Summer in the Arctic region is shorter, so the Arctic rabbit gives birth once a year, each litter can produce 2-5 cubs, the young rabbit just gave birth can open their eyes to see things, although the Arctic rabbit is not highly fertile, but the survival rate of the young rabbit is higher.
Arctic rabbits feed on moss, plants, tree roots and other foods, but some Arctic rabbits occasionally eat meat, they will first smell the location of food, and then dig out food with powerful and sharp claws, and will also use their claws to dig out holes where food can be hidden as a place to store food.
Like the Arctic wolf, the coat color of the Arctic rabbit remains snow-white in the short summer, and although they are good at running, they have nowhere to hide in this barren land, and worse, now when it is time for the Arctic rabbit to give birth, the mother rabbit takes the risk of feeding the rabbit every day, only a few minutes.
The snow-white fur is very conspicuous, and when the arctic wolf is spotted, the mother rabbit will immediately run away, which is a very wise approach, because the coat color of the rabbit is closer to the stone, and there are hairs as cover, and the chance of survival is greater.
Unlike adult rabbits, Arctic rabbit pups are motionless and blend into their surroundings when they encounter danger, and even if they are at your feet, it is difficult to spot them, and their essential skill is to stay calm.
Even if the whereabouts are exposed, the rabbits will not let the arctic wolves easily succeed, and it seems to be an unfair competition to deceive the small, the rabbits are found, scattered and fled, and the arctic wolves chase one of the rabbits, in this barren land, staged a life and death chase.
Scatter and escape
Even if it is successfully captured, it will only account for a few hundred percent of the Arctic rabbit population.
My head is dizzy with little rabbits, and you don't want to run!"
In such a far north, food is scarce, wolves must search hundreds of square kilometers of area to find prey, only find enough prey to feed the next generation, and Arctic wolves must rely on the strength of the team to succeed.
Feeding young wolves is not only a task for parents, but also for uncles and aunts, who hope that before the snowstorm comes, every cub in the family will grow to adult size.
Wolves of this size, a few small rabbits can not meet the growing body of the wolf cubs, they need larger prey, and this scale of hunting, the wolves must work together, so they will set off again, cooperate to round up adult Arctic rabbits.
In this barren land, adult Arctic rabbits are easy to spot, but it is very difficult to catch them, and they can run at speeds of up to sixty kilometers per hour.
The wolves could only successfully hunt by teamwork, and soon the wolves spotted an adult Arctic rabbit, one of the members quickly rushed over, followed by the other members, and during the chase, they would adjust their positions and form a round-up formation.
Arctic wolves have narrow breasts and strong legs and backs, which makes them extremely maneuverable, they can walk more than ten kilometers at a speed of about 10 kilometers per hour, increase the speed to nearly 65 kilometers per hour when chasing prey, and sprint at a distance of up to 5 meters per step.
A wolf almost bit the tail of the arctic rabbit, but the arctic rabbit is extremely agile, can change direction in an instant while running, and if the arctic rabbit can dodge in time every time, then it will eventually escape.
In the end, the speed of the Arctic rabbit was too fast, and the roundup failed.
Arctic wolves cannot be abandoned, otherwise when the snowstorm comes, the wolf cubs will be difficult to survive, and the wolves will regroup and continue to round up with a different target, this time giving full play to the numerical advantage.
The head wolf chased after it, and the other members wrapped up from the left and right sides, forcing the prey to be unable to turn, and finally the head wolf sped up and pounced, and the hunt was successful!
As soon as they rushed up, they tore the adult Arctic rabbits to pieces, which was an appetizer for the entire wolf pack, but they had no better choice in this barren land.