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Baby buffalo ‘shows elephant who’s boss’ in amusing chase

Video footage captured in Kruger National Park shows the elephant in full reverse mode to avoid a confrontation with the tiny buffalo.

On Thursday we shared footage from South Africa showing a small crab in battle posture against a wary lion.

Tiny versus mighty appears to be a theme because the accompanying footage shows a courageous baby buffalo chasing a large elephant.

The footage was shared Thursday by Kruger Sightings, in reference to Kruger National Park, along with the X description: “Baby buffalo shows the elephant who’s boss!”

As viewers can see, momma buffalo is close behind baby buffalo, obviously concerned for its safety.

The elephant, running backwards while facing baby buffalo, seems to be trying to avoid contact and trumpets its sentiment as the encounter mercifully concludes.

In the safari vehicle, a tourist is heard proudly boasting that she captured the scene on video.

Also on Thursday, we shared footage from India showing two men outside of a moving vehicle running from an angry elephant.

That footage is neither cute nor amusing, however, as it shows one of the men falling and being kicked by the elephant.

Watch: Yellowstone grizzly bear runs for its life, but from what?

What animal causes an adult grizzly bear to flee? A guide who works in Yellowstone National Park provided the answer in a recent video.

A photographer has shared footage of a grizzly bear sprinting for cover while being chased by another critter in Yellowstone National Park.

Bo Welden, a naturalist and guide for Jackson Hole EcoTour Adventures, asked Instagram followers last week to identify the other critter before it appears in his footage (posted below).

The answer, as many might have guessed, is a bison. More precisely, a momma bison protecting a calf near the Lamar River.

“A mother bison showed this grizzly bear that he is not the biggest baddest beast on the landscape,” Welden wrote. “It was truly AMAZING to be able to witness this role reversal while on tour with Jackson Hole EcoTours guests! We were stunned to see this moment in real time.”

What stands out is the speed of both animals.

Grizzly bears can attain a top speed of nearly 40 mph, while a sprinting bison maxes out at 35 mph.

It’s rare, however, to witness both animals running at full or nearly full speed.

Welden told FTW Outdoors that the bison herd, with other mommas and calves, was just “around the corner from the bear.”

He added that while the bear was chased away, it stayed in the vicinity and was later spotted feasting on the carcass of a 2- to 3-year-old bison that it had discovered nearby.

“A wise choice,” Welden said, “compared to attempting to kill a red dog that still had a protective mother around.”

Welden captured his footage in early summer when first-year bison calves still boasted their “red dog” coloration and were extremely vulnerable to predation from bears and wolves.

–Generic grizzly bear image atop this post is courtesy of Yellowstone National Park

Watch: Wolf tries to run down elk in Grand Teton National Park

A Wyoming ecotour guide this week shared suspenseful footage showing a wolf trying to run down a large elk in Grand Teton National Park.

A Wyoming ecotour guide this week shared suspenseful footage showing a wolf trying to run down a large elk in Grand Teton National Park.

Bo Welden, naturalist and guide for Jackson Hole EcoTour Adventures, noted the impressive strides by both critters and observed via Instagram:

“There is an undeniable power in both these species of animals and to see it firing on all cylinders was beyond incredible. Guides and guests wait for moments like this for years, so I felt very lucky to have witnessed this one.”

At one point during the pursuit, both animals cross a highway in front of an idling vehicle.

Welden explained that fleeing elk will try to access rivers for safety. In this case the elk simply outran the wolf “and walked away alive” in footage accompanied by Sia’s hit song “Unstoppable.”

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Welden told FTW Outdoors that he captured the footage in October 2021, and that the wolf belonged to the Wildcat Ridge Pack in the park’s northern region. (Grand Teton National Park is just south of Yellowstone National Park.)

Generic elk image courtesy of ©Pete Thomas

“That evening was magical because it highlighted the fact that wolves are not 100% successful in their hunts,” Welden said. “Elk are strong and fast and wolves try to kill them with their faces [teeth]. That’s hard to do.”

Wolves are sometimes killed by elk and typically work as a pack to bring one down.

Welden added: “Both the elk and the wolf deserve tremendous respect as members of a beautiful intact ecosystem. We need them both here. Without the other the one will suffer.”

–Generic wolf image courtesy of NPS/Yellowstone National Park

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NFL trade deadline: Bears acquire former Notre Dame star from Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers sent Chase Claypool on his way to Chicago for a second-round pick Tuesday.

Former Notre Dame star wide receiver [autotag]Chase Claypool[/autotag] is on the move shortly before the NFL trade deadline as the Pittsburgh Steelers have traded him to the Chicago Bears.  Claypool had played with the Steelers since being drafted in 2020.

Claypool has dealt with quarterback issues in Pittsburgh the last two seasons and managed to pull in 32 receptions for 311 yards and one touchdown through eight games this year.  Claypool had previously managed 860 (2021) and 873 (2020) receiving yards in the two years previous.

Field Yates reports the Steelers will receive a second-round draft pick in return.

As a Bears fan I’m thrilled Claypool is headed here as he’s one of the best receivers Notre Dame has had in the last decade, but after trading star linebacker Roquan Smith for a second and fifth-round pick Monday, it feels like a significant talent drop overall for the Bears in terms of actual players, with the addition of a useful but hardly exciting fifth-rounder.

That said, the Bears wide receiver group is a disaster and Claypool brings an obvious upgrade. Former Notre Dame teammates [autotag]Cole Kmet[/autotag], [autotag]Sam Mustipher[/autotag], and [autotag]Equinimious St. Brown[/autotag] will be awaiting his arrival in Chicago as Claypool will be the fourth former Golden Domer on the Bears active roster.

Check out some of the best photos of Claypool during his time at Notre Dame below.

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Mountain biker chased by grizzly bear near site of recent attack

A mountain biker reported being chased by a grizzly bear Friday morning in northeastern Idaho.

A mountain biker reported being chased by a grizzly bear Friday morning in northeastern Idaho.

“The bear chased the biker but did not harm the biker,” the U.S. Forest Service-Caribou-Targhee National Forest stated on Facebook.

The incident occurred in the Stamp Meadows Road area in Island Park. An Idaho Department of Fish and Game spokesman told KSL that bear tracks were discovered nearby.

The bear is believed to be a female with cubs.

In early July a man was attacked by a female grizzly bear as he jogged four miles from where Friday’s incident occurred. The victim, who did not suffer life-threatening injuries, said the bear had at least one cub.

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The IDFG’s Curtis Hendricks told KSL that it was not known whether the same grizzly bear was involved in both incidents.

The U.S. Forest Service-Caribou-Targhee National Forest stated that “Bears in the Area” signs have been posted and urged bikers and hikers to exercise caution and carry bear spray.

Island Park is 28 miles southwest of West Yellowstone and the West Entrance to Yellowstone National Park.

–Grizzly bear image is generic

Watch: Fearless cat sends coyote running for cover

Police in the Canadian province of British Columbia captured rare footage last week showing a fearless black cat chasing a coyote down a street.

Police in the Canadian province of British Columbia captured rare footage last week showing a fearless black cat chasing a coyote down a street.

“The things our patrol officers see at 4 a.m.,” Port Moody Police stated in a tweet describing the video clip. “Cat 1, coyote 0.”

Viewers can see the cat dart from beneath a car, where the coyote had been sniffing, and sprint after the canine before it disappears around a dark corner.

Many were amused and several comments alluded to the bravery of the cat and cowardice expressed by a wily predator known to occasionally prey upon cats and small dogs.

However, several viewers wondered whether this might have been a trap. Coyotes often hunt in packs and sometimes lure potential prey into ambush range with these kinds of clever tactics.

But those who might have been saddened by this prospect were delighted to receive an update the next day by Port Moody Police:

“Thankfully that’s not the case,” the department tweeted. “We followed the lone coyote out of the area. And the same cat was seen doing its rounds in the parking lot again this early morning!”

Notre Dame Routs Iowa State: 5 Takeaways

I didn’t love everything early but he did do what my pre-game requests were in being able to isolate one of Claypool, Lenzy or Kmet and to exploit an Iowa State defense who didn’t have play-makers that could defend any of those three one-on-one.

There was concern about if Notre Dame would be interested in playing Saturday, how much their heads were in preparing for the Camping World Bowl and attention was only drawn to that this week as Brian Kelly called out his team publicly multiple times for not being focused.

Maybe it was a motivational technique or maybe it was just a lion playing coy, but that in no way, shape or form wound up being how things played out Saturday as Notre Dame steam-rolled Iowa State – to win the Camping World Bowl.

The Fighting Irish finish the year 11-2 have a chance to perhaps finish the year around the top 12, not that any ranking short of one really matters much.

Here are my five takeaways from Saturday’s blowout win.

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