Porcupine Ridge outcomer

The ashen male watched with a careful eye as his darker companion took to the rocky slope and positioned himself above the young mountain goat. Fixing his gaze on their prey, Kierkegaard waited with taut limbs until the sooty young wolf dropped from his perch and startled the goat in the opposite direction. Rolling his broad shoulders, the loner lunged forward at the startled prey animal and snapped his jaws threateningly. The creature’s eyes lit up with fear and he opened his mouth to let out a muffled cry. The goat was trapped between the snapping jowls of two predators. Kierke could only assume that the darker wolf would be behind the young animal within seconds. With a deep-throated bark, he pushed himself closer to their mark. His aim would be to close the distance between all three of the animals. If he could take the goat down with the other wolf – at a close enough time – it would mean a lesser chance for injury, and a higher chance of success.