Friendship between grey wolf and brown bear captured

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Finnish photographer Lassi Rautiainen captured amazing images of a female grey wolf and a male brown bear.

This unlikely friendship was documented over the course of ten days in 2013. The pair were photographed walking everywhere together, hunting as a team and sharing their catch.

Every evening after a hard hunt, the pair happily shared a meal of deer carcass together at dusk in the wilderness. They spent at least 10 days together.

It is very unusual to see a bear and a wolf getting along so well, Finnish photographer Lassi Rautiainen told the Daily Mail in 2013, when he took these surprising photos. As far as I could find, it is actually the first time, at least in Europe, that such a friendship has developed.

Nobody can know exactly why or how the young wolf and bear became friends, Lassi continued. I think they may both have been alone, and they were young and a little unsure about how to survive on their own ... It is nice to share rare events in the wild that you would never expect.

Lassi's guess is of little value, however, as there are no scientific studies on it and it is very difficult to observe such cases elsewhere, especially in the wild. It seems to me that they feel safe being together, Lassi adds.

The pair come from two rather fearsome species. However, this male bear and female wolf clearly see each other as friends, bring out the gentler side in each other and eat together. The two friends have even been seen playing together!

The touching photos of the unusual pair were taken by wildlife photographer Lassi Rautiainen in the wilderness of northern Finland. The unique photos show the bear and wolf sharing a meal at ease! The friendship looks like something from a Disney film.

Nature continues to amaze us. While scientists are baffled by the unusual friendship, the pair seem to enjoy each other's company.

Nobody can know exactly why or how the young wolf and bear became friends, said Lassi. I think they may both have been alone, and they were young and a little unsure about how to survive on their own. The friends saw each other every evening for 10 days in a row.

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