The amazing pictures below, taken by Lassi Rautiainen, Susan Brookes, and Staffan Widstrand, depict the unusual friendship between a female gray wolf and a male brown bear in northern Finland. It turns out, it’s a true story. Unique Friendship Among Brown Bear And Grey Wolf Caught On Film Upon first observing these photographs, you may think this is another real-life Disney film in filming, however it’s not. Finnish photographer Lassi Rautiainen captured the amazing sight of a female grey wolf and a male brown bear. A nature photographer in Finland spent 10 days capturing a brown bear and a grey wolf hunting together and even sharing meals. They are fierce predators that can hunt and kill very large mammals including moose, elk and caribou. From 1966 to 1974, Haber (1987) recorded 36 wolf-brown bear interactions in wolf pack territories in Denali National Park. It inhabits vast areas of the Northern Hemisphere. Even more surprising – other bears accepted the grey wolf too. The largest males stand roughly 76 cm (30 inches) tall at the shoulder and can weigh up to 65 kg (143 pounds). There’s a famous story about a brown bear and a grey wolf who became friends. Rare pictures show how the young brown bear and grey wolf would sit down to eat together and even enjoy romantic views over the landscape for up to two-hours. The gray wolf or grey wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the timber wolf or western wolf is the largest extant member of its family, with males averaging 43–45 kg (95–99 lb), and females 36–38.5 kg (79–85 lb). 16. Gray wolf, largest wild member of the dog family (Canidae). The wolf is the largest extant member of Canidae, males averaging 40 kg (88 lb) and females 37 kg (82 lb). Wolves were domesticated several thousand years … The same pack was also observed driving a large, male brown bear away from the den site (Mech 1981). Lassi Rautiainen, a Finnish photographer had the rare chance to capture the friendship among brown male bear and a grey female wolf in the woods of northern Finland in 2013. The gray wolf has many adaptations. Finnish photographer Lassi Rautiainen took the pictures of the beastly buddies. The gray wolf is the largest member of the canid family to live in the taiga. “It’s very unusual to see a bear and a wolf getting on like this,” he said. The unlikely friendship was documented over the course of ten days in 2013. There are three subspecies. The duo was captured walking everywhere together, hunting as a team and sharing their spoils. The wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America.More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus have been recognized, and gray wolves, as colloquially understood, comprise non-domestic/feral subspecies. This is nature at an amazing level, and we are 100% here for it. This duo travels together plays together and they even share there meal with each other. The latest and strangest animal friendship has to be between this young wolf and a bear. These bears were attracted by a recent wolf kill and ventured too close to the wolf den. It is a canid native to the wilderness and remote areas of North America and Eurasia. The brown bear lives in most of the taiga. First, it has a social adaptation to live in packs.