Day 52: Bison and Wolves Together

Today I wanted to visit Wolf Park again to see the weekly demonstration they put on pitting two wolves against a herd of Bison. The last time I went the demonstration was really poor. I was hoping for something better this time. The weather was terrible, but I had an umbrella to shield me from the soaking rain. As soon as I heard what two wolves would be brought out I thought “here we go again.” They were the two that were more focused on rolling in bison dung than testing the herd last time. Early on I thought that it would be more of the same. In fact I think they were getting ready to call it a day when all of a sudden they spotted the calf that strayed just a little too far away. They started after it, and the hunt was on. I just watched a show on bison last night that went into detail how this goes on. What unfolded today was just like the show I watched. The wolves tested the herd, and separated one from the rest. Then they tried to get an advantage over it. That is not very easy when the wolf is as undersized as it is. This was the last weekend that the park was open, and I am glad that I was able to see the last show. Even more important was that the show was a good one.