This video is the third and final part of a three part series. Watch the first and second part or see all three in the same video. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUhf6ciwZ1E] Well, a lot has happened with red wolf #1227 in the last week or so. Yesterday’s video showed you the procedure of the mass being removed, and today’s video will allow you to see what happened to #1227 after the surgery and how she is doing now. #1227 arrived at the museumRead more
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Creature Feature: Red Wolf Surgery Part 2
This video is the second part of a three part series. Watch the first video here. WARNING: This video contains graphic images of surgical procedures that may not be appropriate for all viewers. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo_ejS8Zcmc] In yesterday’s post, I said that I would tell you more about red wolf #1227 for the second part of the video. However, we received the pathology report yesterday afternoon, and I didn’t want to wait until tomorrow to share the results with you. So IRead more
Creature Feature: Red Wolf Surgery Part 1
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R38zibjhaok] You may have read a post last week, or possibly heard about it on twitter, that our female red wolf (#1227) had surgery to remove a large mass from her chest. That was last Monday, and now we have a terrific video of the surgery to share with you! The video has been broken down into three 2-minute parts, which will be posted over the next three days (Tuesday through Thursday). The surgery was a great success, and theRead more
Red Wolf pups- lots of pups born to wild wolves
I mentioned a few posts ago about red wolf births. Not that many pups were born in the captive population although I have not heard a final report yet. The numbers are looking much better for wild red wolves. As of May 15, there have been 11 liters with 41 pups, plus the 4 pups that were fostered. I head out for the red wolf SSP master plan meeting in Tacoma the end of July, and will report more specificRead more
Red Wolf Surgery
Yesterday, our female red wolf, studbook # 1227, had surgery to remove a mass from her chest. I am sure Marilyn will be posting about it later. We took a video as well that we’ll get it up soon. For those who follow us and our animals closely, I wanted you to know this happened and that the wolf is doing well. In the photo, Katy is on the left, and Dr. Staab-Carter is on the right (wolf is inRead more
Red Wolf “Birth” Update
No. Don’t get excited. No red wolf pups were born at the Museum this year, and with about one week left in birthing season we are not expecting any this year. We’ll hope for a better outcome next year, maybe even some fertility dances. All pups are born typically in April or May because red wolf females only go into estrus once a year, usually for a two week window sometime in February or March (also known as “cycling” orRead more