I'm writing a story and I need to know. Researchers were surprised to find brown bears and wolves, two predators that don't usually get along, sharing a whale carcass for more than four months. In Minnesota, I have seen active bear baits go completely dead when wolves move into the area. Bears are often described as asocial when compared to wolves, chimps or lions, but to use the term “asocial” to describe bears is incorrect. Bears and wolves both belong to the kingdom Metazoa. Then again, so do mushrooms, grass and amoebae. Or have wolves ever been seen with a black bear? With fewer deer to target, wolves are eating bears. Yes, but not that closely. I want to know if wolves can get along with bears (mainly black bears). 'realistic behaviour'-wise, I don't think bears and wolves are natural enemies. Each of those nights, Rautiainen snapped photos of the grey wolf and brown bear (female and male, respectively), and commented, “No one had observed bears and wolves living near each other and becoming friends in Europe.” Remarkably, the two even share food with one another. I don't think bears and wolves get along with anything except other bears and wolves. zyg0tic. One of the tourists predicts the wolves will “attack him on both sides,” and several begin to harass the bear. Sorry its kind of a weird question but please try to answer. Grizzly bears will sometimes dig up, kill, and eat wolf pups. Are bears related to wolves? Credit: ITV News Wider conversations around rewilding to be had in UK. Many bear hunters, guides and outfitters are getting a wake-up as they discover thinning deer populations are impacting black bear numbers. However, wolf-bear interactions can be quite violent. Bears will coexist along wolves at the project, near Bristol. This is a problem that seems to be growing anywhere the two species overlap. Thanks. At one point as many as 10 wolves can be seen chasing and nipping at the bear… Wolves will eat some types of bear bait, but that's not the real reason As a result, wolf packs will attempt to drive away grizzly bears that get close to the dens where wolf pups are living. "If a bear wants a wolf-killed animal, the wolves will try to defend it; wolves usually fail to chase the bear away, although female grizzlies with cubs are seldom successful in taking a wolf-kill." Accounts from trappers and hunting outfitters have confirmed that wolves eat bears. First, bears and wolves both belong to the domain Eukaryota. premium; 330 posts; 11 kudos; 27 December 2012, 3:39AM. Bears. Wolves and bears can coexist peacefully and often avoid each other. Come to think of it, I didn't make any changes to werewolves. 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