Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Bison and Wolves

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[edit] Bison and Wolves

An American Bison standing its ground. By doing so, it avoids playing to the collective strength of the wolf pack (running), thereby increasing its chance for survival.
An American Bison standing its ground. By doing so, it avoids playing to the collective strength of the wolf pack (running), thereby increasing its chance for survival.

I'm nominating it because, even though it's not what I would call an aesthetically pleasing picture, it is relevant to the article on the Gray Wolf insofar as it demonstrates how they behave and how the pack dynamic functions for them in the wild. I have been fascinated with it for some time.

The image was created by: User:Sango123 but is actually the work of a National Park Service official and exists in the public domain.

  • Nominate and support. - Matthew 08:15, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose, sorry. It's too small. - Mailer Diablo 11:50, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose as per above. Resolution too low. Is there a higher res image available Phoenix2 18:07, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Weak oppose due to size. Too bad, because it is a fascinating picture. bcasterline t 18:08, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose - Too small, awkward/poor angle. --Deglr6328 00:16, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Weak Oppose love the picture, but not sharp enough :-( Search4Lancer 02:53, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Support I think the picture shows very well the mechanics of the wolf pack's attack and the bison's reaction. -- Mac Davis] ⌇☢ ญƛ. 04:42, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Weak Oppose. Alas, if only it was larger. — Webdinger BLAH | SZ 06:27, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose Too small means the file itself, not the thumbnail here... ;-) I changed the thumb back to "normal" size. --Janke | Talk 06:43, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose Too low res --Fir0002 www 10:30, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Support Not only does the picture illustrate the pack's tactics, it also demonstrates the size difference between the wolves and their prey. The snowy background helps to demonstrate the native climate of both creatures, and implies the scarcity of easier food that leads the wolf pack to attack such a formidable beast. --talkie_tim 08:38, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Support -- you don't see this kind of picture everyday --T-rex 23:28, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
  • Support Very interesting as well as informative. —This unsigned comment was added by Freedom to share (talk • contribs) .
  • Oppose. Too small. --Dante Alighieri | Talk 00:13, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Not promoted --PS2pcGAMER (talk) 10:18, 8 April 2006 (UTC)