ELY â Little Reika was somewhat difficult to spot as she snuggled up to a wolf stuffy twice her size. Her dark gray coat melded in rather well with the plush toy as she settled down for a midmorning snooze.
Reika must have âbuilt up trust" with the people gathered around the outdoor pup pen on this late-June day, the International Wolf Centerâs wolf curator, Lori Schmidt, told the small group, âor she wouldnât be able to nap.â
Just 37 days old and weighing in at 8.1 pounds, the wolf pupâs behavior indicated she was feeling pretty comfortable around the IWC visitors.