Ronan Donovan Instagram – Hunts in the Arctic often last for hours. National Geographic Explorer Ronan Donovan captured this photo on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada. This photo shows a standoff between wolves and muskoxen which ended after six hours; the muskoxen held higher ground and successfully defended themselves until the wolves gave up.
Created by National Geographic Society and the National Museum of Wildlife Art, “Wolves: Photography by Ronan Donovan” displays images and videos—highlighting the contrast between wolves that live in perceived competition with humans and wolves that live without human intervention. On view now through April 29, 2023. | Posted on 17/Feb/2023 02:14:37