Red Wolf Pups
Adorable and vital
Our litter of eight red wolf pups was born May 10, 2019 to parents Charlotte and Hyde. Adorable and growing fast, they are the latest success in the story of recovery for this iconic, endangered American species.
PUPDATE: Our pups, born May 2019, are now as big as their parents! Mom Charlotte and 5 of the pups have moved to help grow the population at our breeding facility.
Meet the pups
Puppy Timeline
Birth to 3 weeks
Tiny but determined.
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Red wolf pups are born blind and dependent on mom for food and safety.
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They explore by smell and touch, communicating by grunts and squeaks.
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3-5 weeks
Getting mobile.
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Growing fast, they explore their habitat, still nursing and wobbly on their feet.
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Mom will keep a watchful eye and carry them back in her mouth if they stray.
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5-10 weeks
Feisty and playful.
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By now, pups have tiny sharp teeth. Adults regurgitate food for them to eat.
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They are playful and feisty, wrestling and play-biting adults and each other.
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4-8 months
Learning, growing.
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By watching adults, pups learn hunting and how to communicate by howls.
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They also grow fast:. By 7 months they will look a lot like adults.
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Help Save Wolves
THE THREAT: By the 1970s, only 14 pure red wolves existed on the planet, due to ceaseless hunting. By the 1980s, those wolves were brought from the wild to a zoo-based breeding program to restore the population.
TAKE ACTION: We joined with other zoos and agencies to save the red wolf, breeding and reintroducing them in the wild. There are now only 20-25 wolves in the wild, and about 256 at zoos and wildlife centers. They need our help to survive.
Animal Stories
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