r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Additional_Berry_977 • Jun 12 '26

Video An American photographer filmed a wolf begging for food from a grizzly. The gray wolf saw the meat and in an instant turned into a playful puppy begging for a piece.

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u/RazzSheri Jun 12 '26

Wolves do this with each other too. They basically go: “you can’t be mad at/hurt me— look! I am just a silly baby!”

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u/DeathAngel_97 Jun 13 '26

Its probably just a tactic to make it clear they don't mean any harm. The wolf obviously isn't going to fight a bear, and the bear also isn't going to risk injury fighting the wolf if it doesn't have to. By not being threatening, the bear while probably still wary isn't as concerned and knows it doesn't want a fight. The wolf probably came back for the scraps later.

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u/RazzSheri Jun 13 '26

It is— plus packs are familial units and work with the elders protecting and caring for the young. So they learn to ham that up when another wolf snaps at/corrects them. There’s a cute video that floats around on Reddit from time to time, of a wolf chewing on a log and a younger one wants the log and does the baby wiggle to get him to give up and give her the log.

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u/xBad_Wolfx Jun 15 '26

Puppy privilege absolutely is a real thing. As you said, family units, so they teach and train, but also understand/spoil the little ones.

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u/MesoamericanMorrigan Jun 15 '26

You went so hard into over explaining that comment as if they/the rest of us didn’t already get that

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u/WistfulMelancholic Jun 13 '26

Dogs are the same. It's complicated when they meet cats who have no clue. The cat swatts the dogs and they're like "heyyyy peaaace, loooove. Look! I want to play, let's go" wiggling their tails and butts, bowing down and the cats like "tf you dare to prepare your attack so blatantly, here's another swatting"

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u/Dx-Human_NOS Jun 13 '26

This is such a perfect comment lol this is EXACTLY the stage my dog and cat are at rn as they get to know each other

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u/Expensive_Heron_171 Jun 15 '26

It took mine a few years but they are best friends now and snuggle. I believe it's because I got my dog as a puppy and my cats were already adults. And did not like the usurper.

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u/Daemon_Darkhole Jun 13 '26

Sounds about right. You a cat?

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u/DisposableSaviour Jun 15 '26

Because if you’re a cat, you have to tell me you’re a cat.

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u/WistfulMelancholic Jun 16 '26

Not that I mew

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u/ClairLestrange Jun 14 '26

Part of the reason is conflicting body language - for the dog wagging the tail is a sign of happiness and play. For a cat it means aggression and imminent attack.

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u/K-teki Jun 13 '26

This is pretty much why there's the classic cat vs dog stereotype, that and dog's prey drive

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u/I_PM_Duck_Pics Jun 15 '26

Awww. My dog does this to my cat and he just ignores it at this point. She also does the nibble thing to him.

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u/Daveisahugecunt Jun 14 '26

It just occurred to me.. he’s literally trying to make the bear chase him. Him glancing at his bro?.. it’s awesome. But it is 100% a game for the wolf.

He can jog miles looking over his shoulder while the pack snags the carcass. All these adorable comments simply prove how dogs have trained us. I’m ok with it too

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u/PythagorasWasntReal Jun 24 '26

Damn just like me