The Wolf Appreciation Thread.

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[microrobert]

Rare Red Wolf Born in Captivity at Land Between The Lakes

Golden Pond, KY - Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area is pleased to announce the birth of a ¾ pound female red wolf on May 2nd,2014. The Woodlands Nature Station’s captive, endangered red wolves are the proud parents.

The new female pup is just now emerging from her den and stretching her legs followed by two very attentive and nervous parents. She will remain with her parents for at least 18 months and then be transferred to a zoo or nature center to start her own pack.

New Red Wolf Pup at Nature Station sticks close to Mom as she ventures out from her den to explore her surroundings. On May 2, 2014, her proud parents welcomed her into the world weighing only 3/4 of a pound.

“As she gets older and braver, the little pup will become more visible. Right now she is still hard to see,” commented Darrin Samborski, facility manager for the Nature Station.

The Nature Station has been involved with the Red Wolf Recovery Program since 1991, in partnership with the US Fish & Wildlife Service. Seven out of forty captive breeding sites were selected to have puppies. The Nature Station was selected this year to preserve the genetic line of the male wolf, who has reached the age of 13. Red wolves usually do not live past 14 years of age.

Red wolves once dominated southern forests prior to European settlement. As farmsteads and agriculture changed the landscape, red wolves quickly disappeared from many parts of the South. There are no red wolves in the wild at Land Between The Lakes and there are no plans to re-introduce them.

Mom with puppy.

“Coyotes and humans are direct competitors for resources with the shy red wolf. They can only exist in areas where both are low in population,” said lead naturalist, John Pollpeter.

Today, red wolves can only be found in a small, isolated population in the northeast portion of North Carolina.

Rare Red Wolf Born in Captivity at Land Between The Lakes » Clarksville, TN Online

[Kalimtari]

[Kalimtari]

10 Monogamous Animals That Just Want To Settle Down




It's usually "'til death do us part" for wolves. In the wild, they start breeding by the age of two. Mated pairs build their wolf pack by having a new litter every year. (Most wolves don't experience reproductive senescence, either, and can have babies until they die.) So when you see a lone wolf, have some sympathy. He's single and looking for love, mourning his dead partner, or, in extreme cases, nursing a breakup with the pack.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/55019...nt-settle-down

[Kalimtari]

+ they're gorgeous in every way possible, Nature's angelic creatures

[Borna]

I will be doing Wolf tattoo when i get some cash.
Favorite animals since early childhood.

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[Selurong]

Here is a short story of Lobo, the noble, amazing wolf, who was noble to the very end. His story changed human hearts. Lobo taught me almost as much about being noble, love, loving freedom as the best of men. Watch the long version which I posted on page 2 to get the whole story. This story is simply amazing.

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Awooo <3

Here's the Coat of Arms of the Jesuit's founder, Saint Ignatius de Loyola.



Lobo y olla, Wolf and Pot.

[Selurong]

How the Man and Wolf bond bred the modern dog.

[Xanthias]

My "wolfes"