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Plump Bear, Black Wolf Captured On Trail Cameras In Northern Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Trail cameras in northern Minnesota have captured a couple of rare sights, including a very stout bear.

The Voyageurs Wolf Project, which studies wolves and their prey in and around the Voyageurs National Park, posted the videos on its Facebook page.

In early December, a video posted shows what the group called the "fattest bear we have ever seen in our area!" Check it out below.

Huge fat bear in Northern Minnesota

This might be THE fattest bear we have ever seen in our area! How much do you think this porker weighs?! Unfortunately, we only got one video of this beauty but it is enough to appreciate the bear's curves and figure...it worked hard for that body! We are still going through trail camera footage from this past summer and fall where we are finding and trying to share some gems like this! With the number of cameras we have out, it takes quite an effort to get through all of the footage.

Posted by Voyageurs Wolf Project on Wednesday, December 1, 2021


"Unfortunately, we only got one video of this beauty," the Facebook post said.

Then, on Monday, another video was posted showing a black wolf that the group says is the "arguable best" footage that the project has captured of such an animal.

Stunning footage of a black wolf in Northern Minnesota

The black wolf is back and what a nice look at it!! In fact, this is the most—and arguably best—footage of a black wolf our project has captured! In September, we shared footage of a lone black wolf traveling down a dirt road. This video was viewed almost 1 million times across our social media. We think this is the same wolf. Of course, it is hard to know for certain but this black wolf has a white blaze on its chest just like the wolf in the September video, and the blaze looks very similar. Also, this black wolf is a lone wolf as well. But regardless, pretty neat footage, especially since black wolves are relatively rare in our area! We thank our friends at NatureSpy for providing trail cameras and supplies that allow us to capture awesome footage like this!

Posted by Voyageurs Wolf Project on Monday, December 6, 2021


"Pretty neat footage, especially since black wolves are relatively rare in our areal," the Facebook post said.

The Voyageurs Wolf Project is going through trail camera footage from the summer and fall, and says it takes a lot of effort to get through all the footage.

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