If you ever find yourself chased by a pack of wolves on the Pacific coast of British Columbia, jumping into the sea might be a bad idea.

Researchers have discovered that the wild canines that live in this area have developed a fondness for the ocean. They prey upon and hunt marine wildlife, and can swim up to 7.5 miles between small islands.

That’s right! Suddenly, sharks are not the worse predator you can meet while swimming.

Award-winning photographer Ian McAllister studied them for more than 20 years and captured their peculiar behaviors in spine-chilling images. These sea wolves are a bit different from their mainland counterparts. They are smaller in size, have a lighter weight, and feed mostly on salmon. Still, they share the same pack mentality and can organize large hunting expeditions offshore.

The sea-loving wolves of British Columbia are yet another proof of animals adapting to their environment and making the best with what they got to survive and thrive.

More at: nationalgeographic

 

1. In British Columbia, all along the coast of The Pacific ocean, there is a peculiar kind of wolf population

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2. Scientists have studied these wolves and they have come up with the conclusion that their DNA is genetically different from the DNA of mainland wolves

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3. Their behavior reflects this … These wolves behave very different from their mainland cousins

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4. They seem to grow smaller in size and are amazing swimmers, as they can swim a whopping 7.5 miles in one go

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