A few pictures of the pups from the past two days. This morning, the foot of #2, female, is still an issue, and we’re still very attentive to it. The other four pups were in pretty good shape. All five gained more weight… as expected. More vocalization and more movement today too. We spent a greater proportion of today’s check-in changing gloves and wiping off pup-poop from gloves, pants, paperwork, and pups. Our Exhibits Team got a den camera upRead more
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THEY’RE HERE!!!!
Waiting is hard– but worth it, as Friday morning was an amazing day. Keepers Katie and Autumn heard squeaking in the morning and saw three pups in the front den. We let the female be to see if more were coming– and they did!! 6 total puppies 3 males and 3 females. Here’s the first picture we took: To check them out, we work quickly and pull everyone out of the den. Weigh them, give them a good look over,Read more
Still no pups…
… but we’re hopeful. The female wolf is looking very large and doing lots of digging in one of the den areas. It’s hard to wait – nerve-wracking actually. Many staff wrote their guesses for birth date and number of pups born in the Red Wolf Puppy Pool in the staff lunch area.Read more
Quick Pic…Red Wolf
I took this picture of our female red wolf one afternoon. This is new behavior our female is displaying. When we first introduced her to the exhibit, she sat or laid behind the den. Now, she is laying on top of the den for all to see. Read more
Wolf changes…
You know our male wolf, 1414, died unexpectedly about one month ago. Today was the day our new male red wolf arrived. His studbook number is 1784 and he is the son of our beloved 1414. He sired three pups this past year while at the NCSU College of Veterinary medicine. (Yup, they are a cooperator and part of the Red Wolf SSP program too). We’ll post photos of him soon. Today was also the day that 1287,Read more
2014 Red Wolf SSP meeting
Besides picking up lemurs last week in Ohio, I also had the Red Wolf SSP planning meeting. Akron Zoo was a wonderful host, and a beautiful Zoo. We talked about so many things that my head is still spinning: information about captive wolves, wild wolves, veterinary research, enrichment, capture and restraint, and so much more. We spent one whole day discussing husbandry issues, such as enrichment and diets. We also saw several videos on different ways to “catch-up” wolves (HenceRead more