July 12 is National Different Coloured Eyes Day.Ā The difference in colouration of the iris is called heterochromia iridum or heterochromia iridis. In complete heterochromia, one iris is a different colour from the other. In sectoral heterochromia, part of one iris is a different colour from its remainder. In central heterochromia, there is a ring around the pupil or possibly spikes of different colours radiating from the pupil.Ā
Since I am obsessed with eye colours in general, heterochromia in specific, and losing my mind whenever I spot it in a wolfās iris, Iām going to post some heterochromia wolves. Enjoy!
P.S.: do you know of any other pictures of wolves with heterochromia? Or do you have a dog with two different coloured eyes? Share it with us in the reply to this post! It would make my day seeing thatĀ ā”
As you may know, the by far most common composition of a wolf pack is were aĀ breeding pair live together with their offspring from the past 1-2 years. Allthough it is rarer, as wolves are mainly monogamous and strictly territorial, settled wolf packs can occasionally accept adult, unrelated wolves into their pack.Ā
Man charged with killing one of Denmarkās first wild wolves in 200 years
May 4, 2018 –Ā
As wild wolves return to Europe, one of the first wolves to settle in
Denmark has been shot dead in an incident captured on film.Ā
One of the first wild wolves to roam free in Denmark for 200 years has been shot and killed, threatening the survival of the species in the country.
Two naturalists who were observing the wolves captured the moment the animal was shot on camera. In the footage, as it jogged past a parked car on the edge of the field, still some distance away, a person in the vehicle apparently fires a shot and the wolf collapses.Ā The film has sparked outrage.Ā
The footage appears to show the animal, a female, being shot by
someone in a parked car. The wolf was not posing a threat or being
aggressive.
āFrom the video recording of the animal behaviour, there was
absolutely no threat to humans and there was also no indication
whatsoever that this animal could become a threat.ā
He
said it was difficult to find a reason for the shooting āexcept simple
wolf hatred and a belief that humans do not tolerate predators in the
landscapeā.
āI donāt think we have a problem wolf here but we certainly have a āproblem hunterā and such people need to be stopped.ā
Police have charged a 66-year-old man from the area where the wolf was killed with āviolation of the hunting legislationā.Ā Ā Ā
A spokesman for the Danish police told the Guardian: āHe
denies having killed the wolf, but does not wish to give the police any
further information on the case. We have confiscated the manās car, from
which he allegedly fired his weapon, and a number of hunting weapons on
the manās residence.ā
The results of forensic tests at the site of the shooting and a
search on the manās property and car are expected in the next few weeks.
Wild wolves had not been seen in Denmark since 1813, but then in 2012
individual males were spotted in the countryside. Last year a young female wolf journeyed 500km from Germany to join male wolves, creating Denmarkās first functioning wolf pack for 200 years.
The wolves ā thought to number just a handful ā have settled in a
well-farmed area of heathland and small pine plantations with plentiful
prey in the form of red and roe deer in West Jutland. Experts say the
death of even one could threaten the viability of the population.
There have been reports of them killing several sheep in the area
over winter but the Danish government has established a wolf management
plan with compensation for farmers and funding so livestock farmers can
erect wolf-proof fencing.
Source, sourceĀ (warning: video contains content that viewers may find upsetting)
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