A bear cub wandering by a trail camera in Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota noticed the unusual contraption on a tree and decided it needed readjusting.
After poking around with its nose, the cub angled the trail camera in just the perfect spot to capture a variety of critters. The Voyageurs Wolf Project called the results “surprisingly good.”
Besides several wolves from the Windsong Pack and the bear family with its trail-camera-adjusting cub, the camera picked up a bobcat, fisher weasel and—one of the more popular of the sightings—a ruffed grouse.
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The Voyageurs Wolf Project studies wolves and their prey, such as moose, deer and beavers, in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem, which includes the area in and around Voyageurs National Park.
“This video is from this fall,” the Voyageurs Wolf Project Facebook post explained. “The bear cub messed with the camera in early September and all footage is from then until end of October when we checked on the camera.”
Why did the cub mess with the camera? Voyageurs Wolf Project thought it might be because of the camera’s scent or that it stands out as something different, since the cameras aren’t well hidden.
Photo courtesy of Voyageurs Wolf Project.
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