I found this pride on my badlands expedition. Though hesitant at first, once I successfully initiated mating with their alpha, their breeding instincts kicked in and they made the most of a limited opportunity. It was three days before they bored of me a
This is one of our PhD candidates, who spent the winter gathering data on wild female winter survival strategies. She has gotten used to interacting with wild females (and the cold) while nude, but still tries to preserve some modesty around camp. I fear
Many females form strong bonds with other wild females at the start of the breeding season. Although many of these relationships last far longer than one season, most females in the National Park break up with their partner after the end of the breeding
