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Wolf’s Clever Crab Trap Use Reveals Surprising Intelligence

11/25/2025

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A wild female wolf in British Columbia used a crab trap to access bait, a behavior shown in a video captured by the State University of New York (SUNY).
The study in Ecology and Evolution reports the wolf swam to the trap, dragged it ashore, and retrieved the bait.
The work, in collaboration with Heiltsuk First Nation, suggests intelligence not previously recognized in wild wolves, though the extent remains unclear.

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Story summary

A wild female wolf in British Columbia used a crab trap to access bait, a behavior shown in a video captured by the State University of New York (SUNY).
The study in Ecology and Evolution reports the wolf swam to the trap, dragged it ashore, and retrieved the bait.
The work, in collaboration with Heiltsuk First Nation, suggests intelligence not previously recognized in wild wolves, though the extent remains unclear.