Wapi

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• Species:
  wolf
• Birth Date:
  1. April 2010
• Birth Place:
  Parc Safari, Canada
• Foster parent:
  Martin Kinsky

Wapi and his brother Kenai came into this world, like their two sisters Naaja and Ruby, on the 1st April 2010 in Parc Safari, Canada.

Although the smallest of the litter, Wapi was the first of the four who opened his eyes at the age of about 11 days. It happened during one of our early morning feed-ing sessions when I (Katrin) held Wapi in my arm. While gently rubbing his back in order to help him get the air that he had swallowed during feeding out again, he suddenly was twinkling at me with very sleepy eyes. “You do have eyes!” I happily yelled at him and intensively congratulated him to his new and thrilling sensory impressions. Not really impressed by it, Wapi immediately turned back to the daily routine, burped and fell asleep.

Already within the first days it became clear that Wapi seemed to be the cuddly type among the wolf pups. No matter whether it was after the feeding sessions or during our daily huddle hours, Wapi was always the one who searched the most for close body contact – first towards me and after our move to Ernstbrunn also to the other human raisers.

In the end this again was the basis for finding an adequate name. Translated to English “Wapi” means “I love you”.

His charming character was relatively long underlined by his floppy ears that just did not stand up. In the meanwhile this little light-grey guy succeed which doesn’t make him look like a teddybear any longer, but already makes him look like a real little wolf.

As friendly as he can be to “his” human caretakers, as vigorously he can oppose against his bigger brother, when he is simply “over rolling” him once again. What Wapi is lacking on physical strength he is compensating by vocal effort. Roaring at the top of his voice he bears down his opponent and puts up a fight with its tail high up in the air.