Snowshoe Hare with a death wish
This time lapse video taken by Alberta Parks shows a snowshoe hare who is quite obsessed about an area near a particular “rub” tree.
A large number of carnivores, that frequently dine on snowshoe hare frequent this area. The carnivores, which include several grizzly bears, wolves and a cougar, are not only interested in the tree but also the scent of the ground, which is no doubt the scent of the hare. The very brave hare flirted with death at every outing, but he did survive!
The video is a series of time lapse photographs from many remote cameras used for wildlife research in Kananaskis Country, Alberta. These cameras are triggered by movement.
This particular site was heavily visited by grizzly bear and other species in the spring and early summer months. Other species also visited this site to scent mark or just see who else was around.
The video and photos are a time lapse of about six weeks. Can you count the number of grizzly bears that frequent the tree in that time span?
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