You expect crabs in crab traps—not a wolf casually pulling them in like it’s done this a hundred times. But that’s exactly what happened when researchers Kyle Artelle and Paul Paquet captured footage of a wolf hauling up crab traps, popping open the bait cup, and helping itself to the goods. They told The National the moment felt eerily human—and it turns out it’s the first known case of a wolf using a tool. Just when you think nature can’t surprise you anymore, a wolf figures out seafood… and how to open the packaging.
When Wolf Instinct Meets Human Ingenuity
What If Instinct Could Think Ahead?
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