Indy Pete - Go Blue

October 5th, 2022 at 2:45 AM ^

“It looked like the wolverines were chasing the bears for quite a while,” according to MacCartney. “But when the bears took an easier route out of the bowl along a rocky ledge, the growing group of wolverines went up” to the right, while another group broke left, trying to surround the bears on both sides.
 

This sounds like the UCLA Bruins trying to avoid joining the B1G - in a desperate attempt to avoid getting slaughtered by the relentless Wolverines. 

DelhiWolverine

October 5th, 2022 at 8:50 AM ^

From the Article, with a few edits of my own:

To see one wolverine, much less a dozen or more in the same area, all apparently working together against a Ryan Day and cubs, flies in the face of most documented behavior for the species.

“We couldn’t believe what we had just seen,” Gus Johnson said. “We were all pumped up and in awe by what we had just witnessed.”

Shared food sources — a Big Ten East Championship — could be responsible for drawing so many wolverines and the buckeyes to the same location, Jim Harbaugh, founder of The Wolverine Foundation, told Yellowstone Insight.

But the pictures suggest that wolverines may not be as solitary as they’re thought to be.

“With that said, 12-13 wolverines seen at the same time, on the same mountain, congregated together is quite unbelievably phenomenal,” Brian Cook said.

Can't wait for the UFR!

Amazinblu

October 5th, 2022 at 9:51 AM ^

A number of seasons ago - I recall Michigan being flagged by an official for "intent to deceive".

I think nature would work similarly: deceiving an adversary in order to attain an advantage.  And, what the net result of that might be.

M-Dog

October 5th, 2022 at 2:29 PM ^

I saw a wolverine at dusk, crossing the road near Denali National Park in Alaska.  Beautiful animal.

Also, he/she was in no hurry.  It looked right at me as if to say: "I own this joint, I'll get across when I get across."