In Canada, wolves have learned to catch crabs using a fishing net.

In Canada, a case was recorded of wolves in the wild learning how to catch crabs using a net, becoming the first documented episode of the use of hunting tools by animals. This was reported on November 17 by The Washington Post (WP).

"She [the wolf] dived into the water, grabbed a float and pulled it to shore. Then she returned to the water and pulled on the cable tied to the float. She pulled and pulled back until a crab trap appeared. When she was within reach, the wolf tore her apart and ate the bait," the article says.

It is noted that locals had previously been puzzled by the question of what exactly prevents them from catching green crabs along the coast. The publication clarified that residents set traps for catching crabs so that they would not destroy populations of shellfish, herring and salmon. In turn, the wolves damaged the traps, leaving the inhabitants without food.

It is noted that the case was recorded on camera on the coast of British Columbia in May 2024. A year later, scientists published a video in the journal Ecology and Evolution.

Earlier, on November 14, in southern Brazil, paleontologists discovered a new species of an ancient predator that predated modern crocodiles. This is a species of Tainrakuasuchus bellator, an armored reptile about 2.4 m long and weighing about 60 kg. The main author of the work, Rodrigo Muller, explained that he was an active predator, but not the largest of his time, outwardly resembled a dinosaur, but the structure of the pelvis and joints of the hind limbs clearly indicates belonging to the group of pseudosuchians — the ancient ancestors of modern crocodiles.

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