This photo essay is an encounter between a pack of Gray Wolves and a Grizzly Bear, over the possession of a moose carcass. First, some background (while the 7 images load). Two weeks earlier these same wolves injured a young bull moose at the same location (Teklanika River bar, Denali National Park), but to the disbelief of onlookers, the moose regathered his strength and walked away. Everyone thought the incident had ended. On the evening previous to when these photographs were taken (August 11, 2000), the same young bull moose reappeared in the same spot, being harassed by the same pack of wolves and several grizzly bears. After a rather gruesome ordeal (including for those watching), the wolves finally dispatched the moose and began to feed. Immediately they were challenged by several different bears, and possession of the carcass passed back and forth between the two species. The images displayed here show one of the last challenges, with the wolves successfully chasing off an adult grizzly bear. By the next morning, the carcass was nothing but left-over bones and fur, and was carried down-river by the current. For those bothered by the whole concept of the kill and the resulting gore, keep in mind that this was Nature at work, and Nature is not always pretty. Incidents like this happen practically every day, but usually not within the range of cameras to record it. The wolves were just doing their job (surviving), which included feeding 5 pups born that spring, and risked permanent injury or death doing it. As it was, one wolf was kicked by the moose, and continued to hobble about throughout the incident.