A few Summer's ago during one of our yearly expeditions to Bayan Ulgii Province we stumbled across what must be one of the most unique wild animal encounters I have ever experienced in Mongolia.
In a very remote valley just a stones throw from the Chinese border (the snowy mountains you can see in the background of the photo) this pack of wolf cubs played fearlessly on a patch of open ground right in front of us.
For almost 20 minutes I had free reign to shoot both photographs and video before the animals retreated back to the safety of the bushes behind.
Later, a man from the only family living in the area informed us that the cubs had already been visiting his ger regularly for a few weeks searching for food... a fact that led him to conclude that they were orphaned.
"We've been giving them meat scraps..." he told us. "In a few weeks time, their wild instincts will develop and we'll never see them again".
"Unless of course I catch them hunting our livestock, in which case I will shoot them"
Mongolian pragmatism at it's finest.
Wow, that's a really nice picture! How close to the wolfs are you?
Close enough to touch
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Hats off, really. I consider this image a masterpiece of animalscape photography.
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I like the image very much, I love wolves
Good post, amazing to see wildlife.
You are very lucky. I have never seen wolves in my country.
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Great caption. I love the mountain view
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Absolutely wonderful capture. It must have been mesmerizing to watch the interaction of the cubs surrounded by the stunning mountain scenery.
It was
Observe the wild life is a experience gratifying, it is learn of the that life offers us...
Good post...
太漂亮、大震撼了，大自然的美景、人与野狼短暂的和谐！！！
I wish I could have a pet 🐺
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Your really having me frothing on getting to Mongolia.
They are too close, an impresive view indeed!