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Deliberately hassling a grizzly bear would be too risky for most animals. But not for a pack of gray wolves resting in a meadow in Yellowstone National Park, Montana.
When a bear lumbered into the area, the mischievous wolves immediately jumped up and encircled him. Two wolves distracted the bear from the front, while another sneaked around behind him. "The third wolf darted in and nipped the bear in the rear end," says wolf researcher Rick McIntyre, who works in the park. "Then it ran away. It did that just for fun—to see if it could."
Wolves can control the force of their bite, and this nip was no more than a pinch. Still, considering it was several wolves against one bear, the annoying teasing could have lasted all day. But it didn't. Why not? The bear sat down. Apparently he just refused to be the "butt" of the joke!
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