Note 5 at Mr 1:13: Only Mark mentioned these wild beasts. Making special mention of them as he did could signify that Jesus had to take dominion over them in the wilderness.

Note 6 at Mr 1:13: As explained in note 3 at Lu 4:2, Jesus was experiencing starvation at this time and had to be strengthened in a supernatural way, or He would not have had enough strength to come down from the mountain.