Wolves seem to adapt their technique to the kind of prey they’re hunting. (Voyageurs Wolf Project/)When wolves go on the prowl, they typically run down large animals like deer and elk until their prey is exhausted. However, solitary wolves sometimes prey on smaller animals such as beavers and they use specialized tactics to ambush the unsuspecting rodents, scientists reported on February 9 in the journal Behavioral Ecology.Over a five-year period, researchers observed the predators at hundreds of locations in northern Minnesota where they were known to stake out beavers. The wolves took advantage of the beavers’ poor eyesight by waiting within a few meters of spots the animals frequented, an
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