Killing and caching of an adult White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus , by a single Gray Wolf, Canis lupus
A single Gray Wolf ( Canis lupus ) killed an adult male White-tailed Deer ( Odocoileus virginianus ) and cached the intact carcass in 76 cm of snow. The carcass was revisited and entirely consumed between four and seven days later. This is the first recorded observation of a Gray Wolf caching an entire adult deer.
Minnesota↗