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Chris Dyer

Alaskan Wolves Have Eaten So Many Deers They’re Now Hunting Sea Otters

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Wolves on an Alaskan Island have eaten so many deer they have resorted to hunting sea otters – the first time the sea mammals have become the prey for a land predator, scientists said.

The wild animals devoured so many of the deer in just two years, the population on Pleasant Island plummeted and so they switched to primarily eating the sea otters that live nearby.

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