Photos: Coyote, badger hunt together

WILDLIFE WATCHING — A coyote and badger hunting together on the prairie surrounding the National Black-footed Ferret Conservation Center in northern Colorado, confirmed in photos, seems like a very unusual association.

But U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services biologists say coyotes and badgers are known to hunt together and can even be more successful hunting prairie dogs and ground-squirrels when they work in tandem .

Studies have shown that this unusual relationship is beneficial for both species, according to the FWS website . The coyote can chase down prey if it runs and the badger can dig after prey if it heads underground into its burrow systems.