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Nouska
Nouska was a beautiful black Canadian Timber Wolf. She was born at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Kent and reared by her natural parents in a large enclosure. Early in 1997, aged 4 years, Nouska was involved in a dominance fight with another member of her pack. As a result, she was temporarily separated and shared an enclosure with an African Wild Dog.
It was relatively soon after this point that she was re-homed with Wolf Watch. Although strongly built and in superb condition, she was a shy animal and made the best use of cover in her new enclosure if many people were close by. Regardless of her previous set backs however; she had firmly settled herself in amongst the lower valley pack as the beta female, when Luna and Saskia were alive. Despite being an older wolf, she continued to appear most active and even seemed to gain confidence in respect of human contact.
Visitors to the Wolf Centre had remarked that she would approach and even sniff their hands, usually after the bolder alpha Wolf; Luna (sadly now gone) had done the same. This boldness was unusual in a wolf not socialised to people at an early age. But Nouska was obviously a wolf of some stature, having been an Alpha female previously, she continued to demonstrate strength of character where-ever she was.
The seriousness of pack hierarchy in past years was often punctuated by periods of sheer playfulness, with Nouska not being above romping about her territory with her pack mates, splashing through their stream, leaping from the banks and charging at full pelt across the grass areas. In the heat of a summers afternoon Nouska could often be found dozing in the lower valley pack’s favourite sun spot, at a high point in their enclosure. Enjoying the lazy calm, a quiet observer would find her stretching amidst the grass and trees, yawning wildly and sometimes wiggling on her back with her legs in the air, as if re-living days as young cubs.
To adopt Nouska or any of our wolves then click on the 'Join Now' link here or at the top of the page.
In the 'Wolf Videos' section on this web site you will find unique video footage of Nouska at the centre, as well as all the other resident wolves. You can reach this by clicking on the link above, but you will need QuickTime player to view this and any of the other video footage on this web site. There is a link in the Wolf Videos page to obtain QuickTime player if you do not have it already.
Photography by Chris Cray. Original graphics/wording Craig Ennis.
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