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Description
The Exhibit Pack refers to the wolves in the main enclosure. Members of the pack may vary as wolves age and new wolf pups are socialized and added to the Exhibit. In early summer of 2008, the Exhibit Pack consisted of Shadow and Malik-two arctic subspecies born on May 8, 2000, and Grizzer and Maya-two great plains subspecies born May 5, 2004.
In early August 2008, Aidan and Denali, two northwestern subspecies, joined the Exhibit Pack. The pups were born on April 27, 2008, at the Wildlife Science Center in Forest Lake, Minnesota.
Exhibiting three subspecies in one exhibit, with three age structures represented, is historic for the Center. This is a great opportunity for visitors to observe the dynamics of a wolf social hierarchy and to learn about the differences of the subspecies.
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Description
The Gone But Not Forgotten wolves are those wolves that were International Wolf Center ambassador wolves but have since passed away. This section serves as a reminder of all the great educational opportunities these wolves provided during their lives and the lesson's we learn. The instincts that make a wolf successful in the wild, such as strong social bonding with pack members, maintenance of defined rank order and ability to distinguish vulnerability in prey animals as well as fellow pack mates, makes a wolf a challenge in a captive environment.
The challenge is indeed great but we are up to it and more committed than ever to provide the best possible care of our wolves.
For those of you who would like to honor our "Gone But Not Forgotten" ambassador wolves, please consider a gift to the Wolf Care Fund in their memory. This fund goes directly to the continued care of current and future wolf pack mates.
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