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[-] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 31 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

One wolf killing a moose is a very difficult feat. But when that wolf succeeds he gets more than half of the meat still.

Six wolves will have a much easier time killing a single moose. They will have almost all meat for themselves, but now have to divide it among them. If that would be done fairly every wolf would only get a third of what they would get if they killed a moose alone.

I don't think what's said in the screenshot is as straightforward as they think it is. I'd be more convinced hunting in packs has a lot more to do with being able to tackle stronger prey. A moose isn't defenseless.

[-] Klear@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 months ago

Also can a single wolf even eat a whole moose?

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 16 points 5 months ago

They can eat out the innards and use the carcass as a shelter like a tauntaun..

Then when the meat is all gone, they make an epic robot out of their bones.

[-] Fermion@feddit.nl 9 points 5 months ago

When the outside is a freezer, yeah. Given the usual range of moose that's true for like half the year.

[-] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 5 months ago

It only needs to eat 53% according to the discussion above.

[-] tahoe@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

One lab or one beagle sure could!

[-] Stamau123@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

If the bird fact is true then no, since a single wolf wouldn't be enough to scare away all the birds they would lose some more moose flesh from scavengers