SMACK! #BMW2026Resist

Bearing its teeth, the orca nudges the raccoon, which scratches at it in a panic, drawing blood! The orca submerges. The deer mouse is pulled under by the whirlpool. #BMW2026Resist #BlackSky

...while the wood bison has made it to the coast! She steps closer to the water & begins to lick the salty residue off the rocks. Mmmmm. #BMW2026Resist digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcont...

The orca is about to leave to continue its hunt...when it notices a small form above it, paddling for its life. #BMW2026Resist #BlackSky

This is a terrible day for the Sitka deer mouse. Their little body is being tossed in the water & there is nothing solid beneath them! Ms. Raccoon gets nearer the coast, paddling with all her might, but they're both being dragged into deeper water by the orca's tow. #BMW2026Resist

GRAY WOLF HAS LEFT THE FIELD OF BATTLE #BMW2026Resist #BlackSky

His close call & now this new loud human noise is too much for the gray wolf. Sneaking behind the car, he disappears deeper into the forest, unseen by all. #BMW2026Resist www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

The newborn baby begins crying, startling the gray wolf, the wood bison, & her calf. The wood bison crosses the road, hurrying her calf along, away from the family & towards the coast. #BMW2026Resist

Continue crossing the road? Or return to where she came & leave the field of battle? #BMW2026Resist #BlackSky

Wood bison and her calf are perfectly safe! The car was going an appropriate speed & the driver was very alert. A man, a woman, & their newborn baby watch from an APPROPRIATE distance as the wood bison attempts to make a decision. #BMW2026Resist americanprairie.org/activity/bis...

In fact, it's the same road the bison and her calf are on. Speaking of which... #BMW2026Resist

The gray wolf is still on the battlefield, but he's getting closer to the edge. He slows as he comes across a landscape feature he knows can be quite dangerous: a road! link.springer.com/article/10.1... #BMW2026Resist

BREAK: DYK that the Thaua people of southern Australia used to collaborate with transient orcas to hunt whales? #BMW2026Resist #BlackSky #IndigenousPeoplesDay theconversation.com/for-generati...

TAKING THE RACCOON & SITKA DEER MOUSE WITH IT! #BMW2026Resist #BlackSky

The orca slides off of the shore, back into the water with the receding wave. #BMW2026Resist

The gray wolf escapes into the forest! #BMW2026Resist

And comes rushing back in, using a wave of water to allow it to slide into the shallows & ONTO THE SHORE! #BMW2026Resist www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk1V...

The orca turns away, swimming back into deeper water. #BMW2026Resist