chloe has chronic renal failure. her kidneys do not properly filter metabolic wastes from her blood. without regular treatment, harmful wastes would quickly build up in her body. chloe must go three times a week to a clinic to receive , which is a procedure in which a machine effectively replaces the function that her kidneys would perform if they were healthy.

The return of the wolf to yellowstone national park will probably affect the bird population to some degree, not significantly. while wolves will hunt birds when necessary, they prefer to hunt larger prey. the bird population will most likely only be affected when hunting is scarce for the wolves. birds of prey will also probably not be affected as much as other birds who spend more time on the ground hunting for food as the tend to spend more time in the air or in trees since they do not need to stay on the ground for long due to the nature of the way they hunt.