| Akela came to Wild Spirit on April 30, 2008, with her brothers, Brutus and Navar. The trio had originally belonged to Fejervary Children's Zoo in Davenport, Iowa. The zoo had purchased six pups from Wilderness Kingdom Zoo, and four remained at the time Wild Spirit agreed to take them. Fejervary Zoo had been around for a century, though was having a difficult time with funding and community support. In addition, the eight year-old wolves had very high stress levels, and prior to her passing, Akela's sister, Callie, and her had been getting into substantially more severe fights. Originally, we were scheduled to take all four wolves, though because of their age, during spaying, Callie passed away. Leyton and Angel drove to Davenport, assisted with the wolves' capture, and brought them to Wild Spirit. Within only a few weeks, all three began coming up to the fence for tours, and accepting food from caretaker's hands without issue. |
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Despite the move to a brand new home, Akela and her brothers have adjusted well to life at Wild Spirit. Akela is the shyest of the trio, but her body language and personality shows that she has potential for dominant behavior. For now, she stays the farthest away when her caretaker enters the enclosure, and instead, just likes to follow the group when the caretaker walks around. She is very feisty with the neighbors, and for her first couple of weeks here, would bicker with Forest Pack next door every night.
Akela is a Timber/Tundra wolf. |
