There were always a few ravens near the den, hoping to steal a bit of regurgitated food when the pups were fed. They were ubiquitous in Yellowstone, where they filled the ecological niche occupied by vultures in most other parts of the country. The birds spent a lot of time on the ground, down at a pup’s-eye level, which meant they were among the first creatures in Yellowstone’s broad menagerie that young wolves encountered.
“There were always a few ravens near the den, hoping to steal a bit of regurgitated food when the pups were fed. They were ubiquitous in Yellowstone, where they filled the ecological niche occupied by vultures in most other parts of the country. The birds spent a lot of time on the ground, down at a pup’s-eye level, which meant they were among the first creatures in Yellowstone’s broad menagerie that young wolves encountered.”
