Jackson Zoo Welcomes 8 Red Wolf Pups~~Wo0t!

Red Wolf Pups! 8 litter bundles of adorable fur were born on March 30, 2014. The 3 boys and 5 girls are doing well and are in the den with mom.

Written by The Clarion-Ledger

A litter of eight red wolf pups born at the Jackson Zoo March 30 will be tucked in their den another several weeks with mom before venturing out, the zoo announced Monday.
But early pictures show the tiny furballs in good form. The pups comprise the second litter for parents mom Taladu and dad Kanati, both bearing Cherokee names.

The litter includes three males and five females. “We’ve checked and weighed all of the pups. They are all doing well and come in around 600 grams or about 1.3 pounds,” Deputy Director Dave Wetzel said in a news release. “It will be several weeks before mom lets them venture from the den, so it will be some time before the public will be able to see them.”



Several pups born last year had to be raised by zoo veterinary staff because of a virus; those are in an enclosure behind the red wolf exhibit; males Wowati, Uyosi and Asdaya are visible from the main overlook.


The as-yet unnamed litter will likely be given Native American names.

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